Dirk Surname
Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname
Dirk Surname Definition:
Corruptions of Derick.
Dirk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 786 | 1:461,144 | 39,345 |
| Germany | 728 | 1:110,584 | 13,613 |
| South Africa | 599 | 1:90,447 | 11,085 |
| Canada | 470 | 1:78,395 | 8,792 |
| Yemen | 364 | 1:72,597 | 5,032 |
| Indonesia | 209 | 1:632,771 | 49,860 |
| Belgium | 182 | 1:63,168 | 10,157 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Dirk (410,031) may also be a first name.
Dirk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Corruptions of Derick.
Dirk Demographics
Average Dirk Salary in
United States
$43,215 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Dirk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dirk (Arabic: ديرك, Hindi: दीरक, Russian: Дирк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dirk.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 125,404th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Dirk reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dirk is also the 2,514th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 410,031 people.
Dirk is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Dakota, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Dirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dirk surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dirk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Dirk last name are 5.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dirk earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning R 245,016 per year; in United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,145 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirkx | 89 | 2,656 | / |
| Dirck | 89 | 354 | / |
| Dierk | 89 | 307 | / |
| Dirke | 89 | 35 | / |
| Dirkz | 89 | 31 | / |
| Duirk | 89 | 12 | / |
| Dhirk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dirkė | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deirk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dirkh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dairk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dirckx | 80 | 1,141 | / |
| Dirksz | 80 | 693 | / |
| Dierck | 80 | 252 | / |
| Dairek | 80 | 37 | / |
| Dircke | 80 | 20 | / |
| Dhirke | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dirrck | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dirksh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Deirks | 80 | 3 | / |
| Diorkh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dirckz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dirkcs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deirke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deirkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derk | 75 | 917 | / |
| Durk | 75 | 844 | / |
| Drek | 75 | 559 | / |
| Dürk | 75 | 358 | / |
| Dirx | 75 | 266 | / |
| Dirg | 75 | 22 | / |
| Dyrk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dirc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dirkova | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dirková | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daireck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deitrck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deircks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dyrek | 67 | 1,046 | / |
| Dreke | 67 | 875 | / |
| Derkx | 67 | 710 | / |
| Derck | 67 | 606 | / |
| Derke | 67 | 424 | / |
| Duerk | 67 | 245 | / |
| Dreck | 67 | 115 | / |
| Deark | 67 | 68 | / |
| Durck | 67 | 62 | / |
| Dyrks | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dircx | 67 | 58 | / |
| Dirgh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dürks | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dyrke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dürke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Durkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dürck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyrkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdeircke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doirc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deirg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deirc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duyrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deirx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dirgs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Derkz | 67 | 0 | / |
Dirk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dirk in the Hindi language | ||
| दीरक | diraka | - |
| Dirk in the Russian language | ||
| Дирк | dirk | - |
| Dirk in the Arabic language | ||
| ديرك | dyrk | - |
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