Dirkes Surname

189,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dirkes Surname User-submission:

(Alsatian-German) The Dirkes surname means 'son of Dirk'.

Dirkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2841:62,6998,051
United States8661:418,54436,318
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Dirkes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Alsatian-German) The Dirkes surname means 'son of Dirk'.

- marti.dirkes

Dirkes Last Name Facts

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

Dirkes is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirkes? popularity and diffusion

Dirkes is the 189,210th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. The last name Dirkes is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Dirkes reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,284 people, or 1 in 62,699. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Dirkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dirkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dirkes surname rose 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dirkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dirkes last name are 2.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.96% registered to vote for the political party.

Dirkes earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierkes926,048/
Dirkies929/
Dirckes923/
Dirrkes921/
Diorkes921/
Dierckes8622/
Dierkies860/
Durkes83287/
Dirkis83114/
Derkes8379/
Dürkes8364/
Dirkeç838/
Drekes834/
Duerkes7794/
Dirques7783/
Derkies7717/
Derkesh779/
Durkesh772/
Deerkes771/
Durkees771/
Dirches771/
Derrkes770/
Dreckes770/
Durkies770/
Durkess770/
Dirkiss770/
Dhurkesh711/
Durkis6739/
Derkez6727/
Derketsch6720/
Derkis6713/
Derkys679/
Dyrkis676/
Derces671/
Ďurkes671/
Dürkesová671/

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