Dirling Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dirling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Dirling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dirling is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dirling is the 1,527,735th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Dirling are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dirling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dirling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dirling surname increased 485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dirling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dirling are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% registered with the party.

Dirling earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierling93100/
Deirling930/
Dirlin921/
Durling863,810/
Dreling8690/
Derling8649/
Dirlina8610/
Dyrling869/
Dierlin860/
Dirlind860/
Dearling80546/
Deerling80435/
Duerling80107/
Durrling8035/
Dürrling8020/
Deurling8019/
Duurling8019/
Drehling8011/
Durlling801/
Durlingq801/
Diorlina801/
Derlin77345/
Drelin7740/
Dirlen774/
Derlng771/
Durlng771/
Derlingue7551/
Deerlings751/
Derlien71172/
Derlink71164/
Derglin7125/
Dyrlind7123/
Derlina7123/
Dherlin714/
Derlint712/
Derlijn712/
Derlind712/
Derllin711/
Derleng711/
Deerlin711/
Dierlen711/
Dearlng710/
Derrlin710/
Dearlin710/
Dearlina6710/
Deerleng671/
Derellin670/

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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 Dirling
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