Dirken Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dirken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
Belgium291:396,43641,978
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Dirken (25) may also be a first name.

Dirken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dirken (Russian: Диркен) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. Dirken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Dirken are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dirken is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Dirken is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 41 percent are found, North Holland, where 27 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 21 percent are found and Belgium, where 11 percent are found.

Dirken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dirken has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dirken surname rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dirken Last Name Statistics demography

Dirken earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 45.61% more than the national average, earning $72,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierken92428/
Dircken92194/
Dirkeng920/
Deirken920/
Diorken920/
Dirkn910/
Diercken8636/
Dirkienė862/
Durken83317/
Dirkin83130/
Derken8339/
Dürken8327/
Duurken7740/
Dercken7712/
Duerken772/
Dierkin771/
Drekken771/
Deerken771/
Dirkina771/
Dierckn771/
Durkenn770/
Dearken770/
Drecn731/
Durkn731/
Derkenne71190/
Deirking710/
Durkin6719,168/
Dyrkin6793/
Durkyn6774/
Derkin6767/
Dirckinck6712/
Derkyn6710/
Dercen677/
Derkenova677/
Derckenne672/

Dirken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dirken in the Russian language
Диркенdirken-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dirken
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