Dirben Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dirben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dirben (9) may also be a first name.

Dirben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirben is found most frequently in Liberia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dirben is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Dirben are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Dirben is also the 3,941,740th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Grand Cape Mount County, where 50 percent live and Nimba County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Dirben is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Dirben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dirben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dirben surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhirben921/
Durben83904/
Derben83424/
Diruen83266/
Dreben8390/
Dirbin831/
Derbent77589/
Derbend7724/
Derbeng771/
Dearben770/
Drewn734/
Durbn732/
Dearbend710/
Durbin6722,095/
Derbin671,901/
Drewen6782/
Derbyn6768/
Derbenova6736/
Dürbün6725/
Dürbin674/
Deruen673/
Derwen671/
Drevne671/
Diruin670/
Dirwin670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Dirben
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