Dirius Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dirius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Dirius (53) may also be a first name.

Dirius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dirius has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dirius.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dirius is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Dirius are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dirius is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Dirius is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 75 percent reside and Edo, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Dirius is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirzius9223/
Dairius9213/
Diriusz921/
Dirious921/
Diriu914/
Derius831,301/
Durius837/
Detrius7741/
Deyrius7725/
Derzius7712/
Derious773/
Deriuse771/
Derrius771/
Dearius771/
Deriu735,306/
Derioush7111/
Derriu6775/
Derieu6726/
Deryus679/
Deriou675/
Deréus674/
Dăroiu673/
Djriou672/
Deriuz671/
Diroju671/
Derjus670/
Deriux670/

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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 Dirius
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