Dieriks Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dieriks Surname User-submission:

This surname and other variants are all derived from Dirkszoon or Dirkson, meaning 'son of Dirk'. Compare to Hendrix and Hendrikson. Remember that there was no uniform spelling in those days and there were also regional dialects that made the pronunciation slightly different from town to town.

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Dieriks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium471:244,60930,321
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dieriks Surname Meaning

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This surname and other variants are all derived from Dirkszoon or Dirkson, meaning 'son of Dirk'. Compare to Hendrix and Hendrikson. Remember that there was no uniform spelling in those days and there were also regional dialects that made the pronunciation slightly different from town to town. Because of the 'k' at the end some people thought the 'x' would be better than the 's'. The name is found mostly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Southern provinces of The Netherlands, especially Limburg.

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Dieriks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dieriks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dieriks (Russian: Диерикс) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dieriks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieriks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dieriks live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dieriks is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 244,609. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diericks93156/
Dietriks931/
Deriks92103/
Diriks9266/
Dierickse8859/
Dietricks8833/
Dericks86390/
Derriks86252/
Dierikx86190/
Diricks8666/
Derijks8657/
Dirriks862/
Dieruks861/
Dirikse861/
Dierickx806,081/
Derricks80696/
Dierichs80169/
Dierecks8019/
Ditrikhs8016/
Deericks8011/
Deiricks801/
Dieriekx801/
Detricks800/
Deyricks800/
Derikx77477/
Derigs77119/
Dirikx7789/
Direks7776/
Deruks7722/
Dereks7718/
Derics776/
Deryks775/
Dierix772/
Derixs771/
Dierieckx7524/
Dierijckx752/
Derrickst751/
Derichs712,693/
Dirickx71630/
Diericx71292/
Derickx71289/
Deriggs71176/
Dirichs7166/
Direcks7145/
Dieriex7132/
Derecks713/
Dietrix711/
Deittricks711/
Derryks711/
Derycks711/
Dierykx711/
Dierekx711/
Derreks710/
Dirix671,434/
Derix67952/
Dieryckx67270/
Dirrichs6724/
Dierichx672/
Detrickx671/
Diérickx671/
Durricks671/
Dirieckx671/
Derrycks670/
Derrichs670/

Dieriks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dieriks in the Russian language
Диериксdieriks-

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