Diker Surname
Approximately 9,699 people bear this surname
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 Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls.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.
Read More About This SurnameDiker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8,537 | 1:9,116 | 1,207 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| United States | 157 | 1:2,308,656 | 143,524 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Northern Cyprus | 38 | 1:8,395 | 2,026 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
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.
- msd09Diker Demographics
Average Diker Salary in
United States
$51,197 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Diker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diker in the Hindi language | ||
| डिकर | dikara | - |
| Diker in the Marathi language | ||
| िडकेर | idakera | - |
| Diker in the Russian language | ||
| Дикер | diker | - |
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