Direnç Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Direnç Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Direnç Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1151:676,70835,042
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Direnc (8) are calculated separately.

Direnç (233) may also be a first name.

Direnç Last Name Facts

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

Direnç is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Direnc. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Direnç? popularity and diffusion

The last name Direnç is the 1,544,715th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Direnç are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Direnç is also the 587,225th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 233 people.

It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 676,708. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Kayseri Province, where 23 percent live and Izmir Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Direnc948/
Dirinç831/
Direns831/
Dierens77197/
Direnci7745/
Dirienz7729/
Direnze7711/
Dirense778/
Dirence771/
Dirns731/
Dirrense7122/
Dhierens711/
Dirins6778/
Derens6741/
Derenz675/
Derenc671/
Dérens671/
Dierns670/
Diryns670/

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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 Direnç
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