Diker Surname

52,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Diker Surname User-submission:

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

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Diker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8,5371:9,1161,207
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Diker (82) may also be a first name.

Diker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

- msd09

Diker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diker (Hindi: डिकर, Marathi: िडकेर, Russian: Дикер) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Diker.

How Common Is The Last Name Diker? popularity and diffusion

Diker is the 52,717th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 751,371 people. The surname Diker occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Diker are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Diker is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 82 people.

The last name Diker is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 8,537 people, or 1 in 9,116. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found and Hatay Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 5 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Diker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diker last name grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diker last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Diker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.11% less than the national average, earning 228,049 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.02% more than the national average, earning $81,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dicker917,259/
Duiker914,640/
Dieker911,927/
Daiker911,004/
Dikker91550/
Dijker91345/
Deiker91148/
Dikert91138/
Digker9164/
Dikere9151/
Dioker9125/
Doiker917/
Dikeir915/
Dikear911/
Ditker911/
Dikier911/
Duijker83163/
Diecker83119/
Deicker8328/
Dijcker8322/
Deikert8316/
Daicker837/
Dijkert836/
Diskert834/
Duicker834/
Dikkert833/
Dickerd833/
Daikere833/
Dickerr831/
Deitker831/
Dickere831/
Ditkert831/
Deijker831/
Diekier831/
Didkerd831/
Discker830/
Duker804,779/
Düker801,189/
Deker80846/
Dyker80468/
Dicer80106/
Dikir8068/
Dikre808/
Diqer808/
Duijcker771/
Dickerdt771/
Duijsker771/
Dickeard770/
Decker73126,674/
Dekker7341,753/
Ducker734,508/
Dikirr732,033/
Dücker731,693/
Dueker73660/
Dykier73585/
Dukker73479/
Deuker73454/
Dekert73366/
Deeker73255/
Deaker73172/
Dekher73165/
Duyker73154/
Dicher73141/
Dayker73132/
Dekier7389/
Dikire7382/
Dhuker7379/
Dykert7373/
Dekere7371/
Dycker7361/
Dikyor7335/
Doyker7327/
Dükert7322/
Dyoker7321/
Däcker7312/
Dekerr738/
Dekcer736/
Dickèr736/
Dajker735/
Dhikre734/
Detker734/
Dekear734/
Dikair734/
Dekeer733/
Dickér733/
Dukher733/
Deyker732/
Dhikir732/
Dedker732/
Dezker732/
Décker732/
Dikkir732/
Dykker732/
Dheker731/
Degker731/
Duikir731/
Daicer731/
Dekeir731/
Dekeur731/
Dickerová711/
Deckker671,026/
Duecker67706/
Dekkert67296/
Dequier67266/
Deucker67143/
Deicher67120/
Dekhert6756/
Doicher6736/
Duysker6727/
Dückert6723/
Deckeur6720/
Deatker6717/
Deskere6717/
Deesker6716/
Deecker6710/
Deckere679/
Detkerd679/
Dettker674/
Descker672/
Dhekere672/
Deckerr672/
Déquier672/
Dyckert672/
Deekerd672/
Dejkert672/
Dedcker671/
Deekert671/
Dekeerd671/
Deakert671/
Deccker671/
Deckear671/
Deckeer671/
Duucker671/
Duckier671/
Deacker671/
Daikire671/
Doicear671/
Ddekere671/
Deckier671/
Dyckier671/
Dekkere671/
Dekkker671/
Dhikair671/
Duquier671/
Detkert671/
Dejkerd671/
Deckerz671/
Deukker670/

Diker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diker in the Hindi language
डिकरdikara-
Diker in the Marathi language
िडकेरidakera-
Diker in the Russian language
Дикерdiker-

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