Direko Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Direko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Direko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6671:81,22610,025
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Direko (21) may also be a first name.

Direko Last Name Facts

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

Direko (Russian: Диреко) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Direko.

How Common Is The Last Name Direko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Direko is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Direko is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Direko are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Direko is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename on earth, held by 21 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 81,226. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Direko Last Name Statistics demography

Direko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.68% less than the national average, earning R 117,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deireko924/
Dereko83153/
Drejko8388/
Dureko8351/
Direco836/
Diroko835/
Diriko835/
Dirako832/
Direka832/
Dyreko831/
Djreko831/
Dureyko77397/
Durejko77223/
Dureiko77150/
Dirikoç77142/
Derejko7798/
Dereiko7782/
Dereyko7757/
Derezko7744/
Dairyko7718/
Dirikou7716/
Durecko7712/
Derecko7710/
Derekos776/
Derekoz774/
Derekoy774/
Deresko773/
Direcka772/
Dioreco771/
Diresco771/
Doiriko771/
Dairako771/
Dhiriko771/
Dirokoi771/
Derekot771/
Derekoi771/
Deretko771/
Dereshko7138/
Dereskos7110/
Detrekoy7110/
Derekhod717/
Derechko717/
Dereszko712/
Dereskou711/
Derzekou711/
Dirahyko711/
Derekood711/
Dereka671,183/
Dirico67566/
Drejka67315/
Durako67144/
Dureka6795/
Deroko6780/
Diraka6766/
Dirika6755/
Duriko6724/
Deriko6715/
Diraco679/
Dureco678/
Derako678/
Deryko676/
Duryko674/
Dereco673/
Djriko671/
Diroca671/
Diroco671/

Direko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Direko in the Russian language
Дирекоdireko-

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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 Direko
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