Dierker Surname

154,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Dierker Surname User-submission:

Dierker is a regional variation of the old Germanic given name Dietrich. It comes from the area around Osnabrück, north-west Germany, with a radius of about 100 km / 62 miles. Dietrich is derived from Theodoric and means 'ruler of the people'.

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Dierker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4381:252,05823,935
Germany1,0701:75,2399,529
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Canada991:372,17833,288
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Dierker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dierker is a regional variation of the old Germanic given name Dietrich. It comes from the area around Osnabrück, north-west Germany, with a radius of about 100 km / 62 miles. Dietrich is derived from Theodoric and means 'ruler of the people'. There was a Theodoric the Great, King of the Goths, fl. 526 AD.

- siegfried.dierker

Dierker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dierker occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dierker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dierker is the 154,907th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,573,286 people. The last name Dierker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dierker live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,438 people, or 1 in 252,058. In The United States Dierker is most numerous in: Missouri, where 41 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Dierker occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Dierker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dierker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dierker surname grew 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dierker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dierker last name are 21.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dierker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $46,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirker92827/
Derker9240/
Derkert8630/
Dyerker861/
Deirker861/
Diorker860/
Dierkir860/
Deerker860/
Derrker860/
Dearker860/
Deharker801/
Deherker801/
Dreker77247/
Durker7714/
Dercer771/
Deyuorker750/
Drecker71146/
Dercher7198/
Derquer7113/
Durcker712/
Doyarker671/
Durkeejr671/
Dercir621/
Durkir620/
Dyrkjær5719/

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