Diren Surname

256,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Diren Surname User-submission:

The word is derived from the term 'Diren.' The pronunciation as Seren or Sereğen may evoke the beings called Sirens in Greek mythology.

OR

Come from the Turkish verb 'direnmek-resist'.

Diren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3661:56,9705,532
India721:10,653,686201,049
Northern Cyprus301:10,6342,776
Belgium181:638,70256,744
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Diren (2,797) may also be a first name.

Diren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word is derived from the term 'Diren.' The pronunciation as Seren or Sereğen may evoke the beings called Sirens in Greek mythology.

OR

Come from the Turkish verb 'direnmek-resist'.

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Diren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diren (Bengali: দীরেন, Hindi: दिरेन, Marathi: िदरेन, Oriya: ଦିେରନ) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,086th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,732,173 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Diren reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 137,949th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 2,797 people.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,366 people, or 1 in 56,970. In Turkey Diren is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent are found, Adana Province, where 8 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Diren exists in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.

Diren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diren has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diren Last Name Statistics demography

Diren earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $51,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhiren911,263/
Ditren91903/
Direen91580/
Direng91359/
Diruen91266/
Dirren91248/
Dieren91193/
Diroen9120/
Dirien9113/
Dairen918/
Doiren911/
Deiren911/
Dirend911/
Disren911/
Dirn8958/
Dierzen8340/
Dittren8335/
Dairien8326/
Dirreen839/
Dhirend833/
Dirrien832/
Deirene831/
Direnne831/
Deirren830/
Deirzen830/
Duren805,828/
Deren803,471/
Dirin801,506/
Düren801,488/
Direm80778/
Dirne80183/
Drene8018/
Dyren809/
Diern802/
Dairn801/
Ditrn801/
Dhirn801/
Drhen801/
Drenh801/
Duirn800/
Deirn800/
Dhirennd771/
Dairenne771/
Diring73893/
Doirin73637/
Dirina73327/
Dearen73297/
Dirgin73284/
Derien73281/
Dyreng73250/
Deirin73219/
Dereng73196/
Duuren73178/
Deeren73176/
Durren73124/
Dairin73111/
Dirion7380/
Dehren7364/
Dueren7354/
Dureen7336/
Dühren7336/
Derent7324/
Derren7322/
Deuren7319/
Dhuren7315/
Duraen737/
Durien735/
Derzen735/
Diorin735/
Dereen734/
Dyhren734/
Ditrén734/
Deruen733/
Duirng733/
Duruen733/
Dheren732/
Durenn732/
Dairem732/
Derend732/
Deirne732/
Dhirem731/
Deroen731/
Duroen731/
Dyreen731/
Duirem731/
Dayren731/
Dürzen731/
Dereun731/
Derehn731/
Derenc731/
Deyren731/
Dairne730/
Diryng730/
Diruin730/
Deirnd730/
Derrien679,657/
Durn672,983/
Dern672,008/
Derenne671,756/
Ditring67951/
Dearien67212/
Duehren6778/
Deroehn6765/
Dirring6760/
Dirinck6749/
Dyrienė6736/
Durienė6735/
Dairion6727/
Dherent6724/
Dairing6721/
Dirnová6719/
Doirion6711/
Dearent6711/
Detrent678/
Deeruen678/
Deiring677/
Dirnova673/
Desreen672/
Dehrend672/
Dyrn672/
Derrent671/
Diorina671/
Dairina671/
Doiring671/
Dheeren671/
Deirion671/
Dearren671/
Dayreen671/
Durreen671/
Duerren671/
Dihring671/
Deremne671/
Dehreng671/
Derenth671/
Dhairin671/
Dirynck671/
Djrn671/
Deereng671/
Deerren670/
Deerien670/
Dairuin670/
Durrien670/

Diren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diren in the Marathi language
िदरेनidarena75
धीरेनdhirena10
दीरेनdirena5
डीरेनdirena5
िधरेनidharena5
Diren in the Hindi language
दिरेनdirena50
डिरेनdirena50
Diren in the Bengali language
দীরেনdirena40
ধীরেনdhirena30
দিরেনdirena30
Diren in the Oriya language
ଦିେରନdierana33.33
ଧୀେରନ୍dhieran16.67
ଦୀେରନdierana16.67
ଡ଼ିେରନ୍rieran8.33
ଡିେରନ୍dieran8.33
ଡିେରନdierana8.33
ଦିେରନ୍dieran8.33

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