Dirk Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Dirk Surname Definition:

Corruptions of Derick.

Dirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
Germany7281:110,58413,613
South Africa5991:90,44711,085
Canada4701:78,3958,792
Yemen3641:72,5975,032
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Belgium1821:63,16810,157
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
England171:3,277,533109,658
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
China91:151,924,6187,954
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Namibia31:803,13415,170
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Dirk (410,031) may also be a first name.

Dirk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corruptions of Derick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dirk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dirk (Arabic: ديرك, Hindi: दीरक, Russian: Дирк) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,404th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name 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 frequent first name in the world It is held by 410,031 people.

The surname Dirk is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Dakota, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States Dirk is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Dirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dirk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dirk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dirk surname is predominantly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Dirk surname are 5.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.97% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dirkx892,656/
Dirck89354/
Dierk89307/
Dirke8935/
Dirkz8931/
Duirk8912/
Dhirk891/
Dirkė891/
Deirk890/
Dirkh890/
Dairk890/
Dirckx801,141/
Dirksz80693/
Dierck80252/
Dairek8037/
Dircke8020/
Dhirke807/
Dirrck805/
Dirksh804/
Deirks803/
Diorkh802/
Dirckz801/
Dirkcs801/
Deirke801/
Deirkh801/
Derk75917/
Durk75844/
Drek75559/
Dürk75358/
Dirx75266/
Dirg7522/
Dyrk753/
Dirc753/
Djrk751/
Dirkova7312/
Dirková732/
Daireck731/
Deitrck731/
Deircks730/
Dyrek671,046/
Dreke67875/
Derkx67710/
Derck67606/
Derke67424/
Duerk67245/
Dreck67115/
Deark6768/
Durck6762/
Dyrks6759/
Dircx6758/
Dirgh6726/
Dürks6720/
Dyrke6719/
Dürke6718/
Durkh673/
Dürck673/
Drekh672/
Deerk671/
Dyrkg671/
Derkt671/
Hdeircke671/
Doirc671/
Dirct671/
Dirgg671/
Deirg671/
Deirc670/
Duyrk670/
Deirx670/
Dirgs670/
Derkz670/

Dirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dirk in the Hindi language
दीरकdiraka-
Dirk in the Russian language
Диркdirk-
Dirk in the Arabic language
ديركdyrk-

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