Direk Surname

50,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Direk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Direk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,7131:8,0121,088
Bosnia and Herzegovina1041:34,0045,084
Northern Cyprus721:4,431830
England361:1,547,72466,012
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Austria111:774,13064,097
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Direk (27,347) may also be a first name.

Direk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Direk (Marathi: िडरेक, Russian: Дирек) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Direk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,837th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 722,397 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Direk are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 29,914th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 27,347 people.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 9,713 people, or 1 in 8,012. In Turkey Direk is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Denizli Province, where 16 percent live and Batman Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Turkey it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Direk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Direk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Direk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Direk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning $45,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dairek9137/
Diriek913/
Direck912/
Dierek912/
Direcks8345/
Direske8326/
Didtrek839/
Dirieck831/
Direckx831/
Diereck831/
Daireck831/
Direick831/
Derek806,924/
Dirik806,517/
Durek801,265/
Dyrek801,046/
Dürek80157/
Direc8056/
Direx808/
Direq801/
Direkova7754/
Dierieck773/
Derekh73841/
Dereck73645/
Dirick73392/
Diregh73342/
Direct73234/
Dureck7381/
Derekx7339/
Derrek7337/
Dereke7326/
Dereak7323/
Dirike7316/
Djreke7313/
Ditryk7312/
Djreik7311/
Dyreks738/
Dihrik737/
Diorik734/
Dairik733/
Derzek732/
Duerek731/
Drehik731/
Dierik731/
Dyrzek731/
Dereek731/
Doirik731/
Deerek731/
Djreyk731/
Deriek731/
Dyreck731/
Derekp731/
Duirik730/
Ditrec730/
Deitreick710/
Dierick672,982/
Dieryck67391/
Dereuck6751/
Derreck6735/
Dereske6720/
Durreck6714/
Dirkova6712/
Deereak674/
Dereyck674/
Dereick674/
Derieck672/
Dirique672/
Dirriks672/
Dereake671/
Dittrik671/
Djreike671/
Dairick671/
Derriek671/
Deirick671/
Dejtrek671/
Dairect671/
Deyredk671/
Dirrecs671/
Derreks670/
Dirrick670/

Direk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Direk in the Marathi language
िडरेकidareka66.67
िदरेकidareka33.33
Direk in the Russian language
Дирекdirek-

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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
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  • 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 Direk
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