Dijkgraaf Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dijkgraaf Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from dijkgraaf, the title of the person that was appointed (by the local baron or other crown representative) to be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of dijks ('dikes') as well as other water control.

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Dijkgraaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3641:12,3811,771
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Dijkgraaf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from dijkgraaf, the title of the person that was appointed (by the local baron or other crown representative) to be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of dijks ('dikes') as well as other water control. Dijkgraaf means 'dike warden'. The position of a Dijkgraaf still exists; it is the head of the Water Control Board for a region.

- dijkgraaf

This is an Anglicised version of the surname Dijkgraaf.

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Dijkgraaf Last Name Facts

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

Dijkgraaf occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dijkgraaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,555th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. Dijkgraaf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Dijkgraaf live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 12,381. In The Netherlands Dijkgraaf is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, South Holland, where 27 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

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Degraaf752,364/
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Dykgraff714/
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