Dierks Surname
Approximately 7,998 people bear this surname
Dierks 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.
Read More About This SurnameDierks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,269 | 1:15,279 | 2,008 |
| United States | 2,257 | 1:160,593 | 16,355 |
| Netherlands | 178 | 1:94,872 | 15,531 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Dierks (21) may also be a first name.
Dierks Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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.
- tomdirkxDierks Demographics
Average Male Dierks Height
178.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dierks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dierks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dierks is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dierks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dierks? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dierks is the 62,729th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 911,171 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dierks reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,269 people, or 1 in 15,279. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Dierks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dierks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dierks surname grew 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dierks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dierks surname are 20.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Dierks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning R 203,928 per year; in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,216 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diercks | 92 | 4,229 | / |
| Dierkse | 92 | 15 | / |
| Dirks | 91 | 21,590 | / |
| Derks | 91 | 11,931 | / |
| Dierckse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dirkse | 83 | 2,645 | / |
| Dircks | 83 | 1,761 | / |
| Dercks | 83 | 1,038 | / |
| Dirksz | 83 | 693 | / |
| Dierkx | 83 | 248 | / |
| Derkse | 83 | 176 | / |
| Doerks | 83 | 140 | / |
| Duerks | 83 | 19 | / |
| Dirksh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Deirks | 83 | 3 | / |
| Diergs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dirkcs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deerks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dyerks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Diirks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dearks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Daerks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Diorks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dierckx | 77 | 6,137 | / |
| Doercks | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dirckse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dieirkx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dierckz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Deircks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dierchs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dirkx | 73 | 2,656 | / |
| Derkx | 73 | 710 | / |
| Dierx | 73 | 501 | / |
| Durks | 73 | 414 | / |
| Dyrks | 73 | 59 | / |
| Dirkz | 73 | 31 | / |
| Dürks | 73 | 20 | / |
| Dreks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dirgs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Derkz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dirksova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Diercckx | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dirckx | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Derckx | 67 | 364 | / |
| Durksz | 67 | 54 | / |
| Dirchs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Durcks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dyreks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Diercx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyrkhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drecks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirckz | 67 | 1 | / |
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