Dijkman Surname

97,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dijkman Surname User-submission:

(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from middle Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.

Read More About This Surname

Dijkman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,4891:3,762348
France1211:548,94874,759
United States581:6,249,292299,206
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Show All Nations

Dijkman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from middle Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijcke', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

- deleted-173293

(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from Mid. Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijckw', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

- deleted-173293
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:

Dijkman Demographics

Dijkman Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 14 (2014)

United States
Average

View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Dijkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dijkman is most common in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dijkman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dijkman is the 97,318th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,493,962 people. Dijkman is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dijkman reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 4,489 people, or 1 in 3,762. In The Netherlands Dijkman is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 24 percent are found, Gelderland, where 18 percent are found and South Holland, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Dijkman is found in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Dijkman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dijkman surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dijkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning 286,186 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning R 132,936 per year; in United States they earn 27.08% more than the national average, earning $54,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $59,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dijkmann9328/
Dikman92396/
Dickman8611,886/
Diekman861,191/
Deikman8626/
Dikmann8621/
Dikmane8617/
Dijkmon861/
Dizkman861/
Ditkman861/
Dikkman861/
Diekmann8015,556/
Dickmann807,091/
Dieckman801,372/
Deickman80133/
Duikeman801/
Deikmann801/
Deiekman801/
Dhickman801/
Dicckman801/
Disckman800/
Dykman771,915/
Dicman7764/
Dekman7750/
Dikmam771/
Dikmon771/
Dieckmann7513,694/
Deickmann7528/
Diekmannn755/
Dikmanova755/
Disckmann751/
Duieckman750/
Deickeman750/
Dykeman712,453/
Deckman711,033/
Dyckman71806/
Deekman71414/
Dykmann71101/
Dyekman7176/
Deakman7154/
Dicmane7153/
Dykhman7146/
Dekmane7127/
Dickmon7124/
Dajcman7121/
Dekmann7120/
Dekhman7110/
Dickmam715/
Dicmann714/
Daykman711/
Dikmoun711/
Dieckmannn711/
Dicmang711/
Dieckmaann711/
Deykman710/
Deukman710/
Deckmann67568/
Dueckman67117/
Deicmane67101/
Deackman677/
Doukmane676/
Deuckman674/
Dheckman673/
Dykemann672/
Díckmann671/
Daeckman671/
Deekmann671/
Dyckeman671/
Deeckman670/
Deakmann670/
Dickmonn670/
Dickmont670/
Dykemean670/
Deykeman670/
Douckman670/
Deykmann670/
Duyckman670/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dijkman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis