Direks Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Direks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Direks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Direks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Direks occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Direks.

How Common Is The Last Name Direks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Direks reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 234,544. In The Netherlands Direks is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 74 percent live, North Brabant, where 25 percent live and South Holland, where 1 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Direks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Direks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Direcks9245/
Dierecks8619/
Diriks8366/
Dereks8318/
Dyreks838/
Dureks830/
Direcksze801/
Diricks7766/
Dieriks7749/
Derecks773/
Dirriks772/
Dirrecs771/
Dirikse771/
Direckx771/
Dierekx771/
Diracks770/
Derreks770/
Direx738/
Dirakhsh71271/
Diericks71156/
Ditrikhs7116/
Dieriekx711/
Dirieckx711/
Deiricks711/
Deriks67103/
Dirikx6789/
Derekx6739/
Dierieckx6724/
Diriex6717/
Deryks675/
Direux674/
Derexs671/

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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
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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 Direks
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