Dierkes Surname

80,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dierkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dierkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4961:17,9062,342
United States1,4101:257,06324,315
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Dierkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dierkes occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dierkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,512th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,204,951 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Dierkes are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dierkes is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,496 people, or 1 in 17,906. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Dierkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dierkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dierkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dierkes are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.22% registered with the party.

The amount Dierkes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning 440,955 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierckes9322/
Dierkies930/
Dirkes922,233/
Derkes9279/
Duerkes8694/
Doerkes8618/
Derkies8617/
Derkesh869/
Dirkies869/
Dirckes863/
Diorkes861/
Deerkes861/
Dirrkes861/
Diirkes861/
Derrkes860/
Durkes77287/
Dirkis77114/
Dürkes7764/
Derkez7727/
Derkis7713/
Derkys779/
Dirkeç778/
Drekes774/
Derces771/
Derketsch7520/
Dirques7183/
Gyerkes7117/
Derques717/
Derkiss716/
Durkesh712/
Derkios712/
Dirches711/
Durkees711/
Dirkiss710/
Durkess710/
Dreckes710/
Dhurkesh671/
Derkiche671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dierkes
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