Dirham Surname
Approximately 7,550 people bear this surname
Dirham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 6,363 | 1:4,153 | 619 |
| Indonesia | 720 | 1:183,679 | 17,665 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Iraq | 168 | 1:208,462 | 4,771 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Dirham (7,050) may also be a first name.
Dirham Demographics
Average Dirham Salary in
United States
$29,810 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dirham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dirham (Arabic: درهم) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dirham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,074th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 965,238 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dirham are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Dirham is also the 77,206th most frequent forename globally, borne by 7,050 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 6,363 people, or 1 in 4,153. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Ibb Governorate, where 31 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 28 percent are found and Sa'dah Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.
Dirham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dirham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dirham surname grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dirham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dirham surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dirham surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Dirham earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.91% less than the national average, earning $29,810 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dirham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dirham in the Arabic language | ||
| درهم | drhm | - |
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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 Dirham
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