Dijck Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dijck Surname User-submission:

This name is related to the history of dykes (that keep water out) and their builders. Some adopted the surname by building these dykes, others were named Dijk because they lived at or near a dyke.

Dijck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2951:57,2459,855
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dijck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name is related to the history of dykes (that keep water out) and their builders. Some adopted the surname by building these dykes, others were named Dijk because they lived at or near a dyke.

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Dijck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dijck is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dijck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dijck is the 699,651st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname Dijck is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dijck live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 57,245. In The Netherlands Dijck is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 39 percent reside, Drenthe, where 19 percent reside and Limburg, where 12 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dijcks91343/
Deijck9115/
Duijck915/
Dick89120,166/
Dijk898,532/
Dijc891/
Djck891/
Dicke804,441/
Dieck802,669/
Dijks80778/
Dijke80322/
Doick80181/
Deick80163/
Deijk80111/
Duick8078/
Daick804/
Dickc801/
Dickk801/
Dikck801/
Dhick801/
Dickh801/
Dujck801/
Dik7518,098/
Dic75537/
Djk7517/
Djc754/
Deicke731,235/
Diockh7318/
Discks732/
Hdicke731/
Deicks731/
Dichhk731/
Daicks730/
Daicke730/
Ditcke730/
Dickke730/
Dike67178,765/
Dyck6724,954/
Deck6718,816/
Diec671,194/
Diek671,023/
Daik67692/
Dejk67413/
Deik67364/
Diok67348/
Duic67215/
Dujc67109/
Dikk6797/
Daic6780/
Dicková6763/
Dischke6754/
Dhik6745/
Dajc6745/
Duik6732/
Dickova6724/
Dojc6720/
Dikh6716/
Däck6712/
Dict6710/
Doik678/
Doic678/
Djgk675/
Deic674/
Dojk673/
Dejc673/
Dicg673/
Ddik673/
Digk672/
Djct672/
Dikc672/
Djdk671/
Djqc671/
Djsk671/
Djjc671/
Djjk671/
Ddic671/
Ddjk671/
Dicc671/
Dgik671/
Dicq671/
Tdik671/
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Djcg671/
Hdjk671/
Hdjc671/
Hdic671/
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Digc671/
Dikx671/

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