Dirhem Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Dirhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1471:529,39729,619
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Dirhem (54) may also be a first name.

Dirhem Last Name Facts

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

Dirhem is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirhem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Dirhem live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Dirhem is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 54 people.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 529,397. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Manisa Province, where 29 percent are found, Antalya Province, where 18 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dairhem921/
Direm91778/
Dirkheim869/
Derhem83948/
Durhem833/
Dirhim832/
Dairem832/
Direme831/
Direum831/
Duirem831/
Dhirem831/
Derheim77388/
Durheim77366/
Dirisem7712/
Derheme779/
Derhiem774/
Durheem774/
Dürheim773/
Derhemm771/
Dirheng771/
Dirim731,599/
Derem73430/
Durem7323/
Dürem7322/
Durrheim71598/
Dierchen7156/
Deerheim7126/
Dürrheim7111/
Derrheim716/
Dhirisem713/
Deerhiem711/
Dirhesen711/
Dirgen671,091/
Dirrim67185/
Direne67175/
Dirime67152/
Dereme67112/
Derhim6724/
Dirine678/
Derhen675/
Dayrem674/
Durhim674/
Direan673/
Derrem673/
Dherem673/
Dirjen673/
Durrem671/
Diraim671/
Dairim671/
Derehm671/
Derjem671/
Dierim671/
Djreme671/
Deyrem671/
Dherim671/
Duirim671/
Tdurrheim671/
Dureum670/

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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 Dirhem
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