Dierker Surname
Approximately 2,832 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameDierker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,438 | 1:252,058 | 23,935 |
| Germany | 1,070 | 1:75,239 | 9,529 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 188 | 1:267,121 | 21,813 |
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.dierkerDierker Demographics
Average Dierker Salary in
United States
$46,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dierker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dierker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dierker is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dierker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 154,907th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,573,286 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dierker live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,438 people, or 1 in 252,058. In The United States Dierker is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 41 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Dierker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dierker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dierker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding 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 political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirker | 92 | 827 | / |
| Derker | 92 | 40 | / |
| Derkert | 86 | 30 | / |
| Dyerker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deirker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Diorker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dierkir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Deerker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Derrker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dearker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Deharker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deherker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dreker | 77 | 247 | / |
| Durker | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dercer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deyuorker | 75 | 0 | / |
| Drecker | 71 | 146 | / |
| Dercher | 71 | 98 | / |
| Derquer | 71 | 13 | / |
| Durcker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doyarker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Durkeejr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dercir | 62 | 1 | / |
| Durkir | 62 | 0 | / |
| Dyrkjær | 57 | 19 | / |
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Footnotes
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