Dirker Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dirker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5031:107,70912,978
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Germany891:904,55664,175
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Dirker Last Name Facts

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

Dirker is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirker? popularity and diffusion

Dirker is the 419,686th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. Dirker occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Dirker live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 107,709. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Dirker is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Dirker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dirker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dirker surname expanded 858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dirker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dirker last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dirker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.99% more than the national average, earning R 425,340 per year and in United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierker922,832/
Deirker921/
Diorker920/
Dreker83247/
Derker8340/
Durker8314/
Drecker77146/
Derkert7730/
Durkher777/
Durcker772/
Dearker770/
Dierkir770/
Deerker770/
Derrker770/
Durkeejr711/
Deherker711/
Dyrkjær6219/
Dyrekjr621/
Dercir501/
Dercer501/
Durkir500/

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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 Dirker
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