Dyck Surname

21,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dyck Surname User-submission:

A Dutch toponymic surname, meaning 'dike' or 'levee', common among Mennonite families from Prussia and Russia that originated from the low countries. Now mostly found among their descendants in both North and South America, particularly Paraguay, Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

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Dyck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada16,2621:2,266251
Germany2,9081:27,6843,650
United States2,4231:149,59115,404
Mexico1,5461:80,2893,358
Belgium2891:39,7816,505
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Paraguay2381:30,4061,037
Bolivia2101:50,5542,694
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Belize1251:2,844589
France1181:562,90476,109
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Poland421:904,97068,062
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England151:3,714,537119,675
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Austria91:946,15970,786
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Dyck (106) may also be a first name.

Dyck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch toponymic surname, meaning 'dike' or 'levee', common among Mennonite families from Prussia and Russia that originated from the low countries. Now mostly found among their descendants in both North and South America, particularly Paraguay, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Also, present in Germany due to migrations after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Dyck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dyck occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,791st most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 292,039 people. The last name Dyck is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dyck are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dyck is also the 915,176th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 106 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 16,262 people, or 1 in 2,266. In Canada Dyck is most common in: Manitoba, where 28 percent are found, Alberta, where 23 percent are found and British Columbia, where 22 percent are found. Besides Canada it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Dyck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dyck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dyck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dyck are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dyck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.42% less than the national average, earning R 56,040 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duyck893,171/
Dycke89403/
Deyck8933/
Dyckx893/
Dayck892/
Dyckc891/
Dyk865,064/
Dyc86575/
Deycke802/
Deycks801/
Duycks801/
Duycke800/
Dick75120,166/
Deck7518,816/
Dyke7516,222/
Dyks75376/
Deyk75235/
Dayk7599/
Dyok7550/
Dykh7531/
Duyk7517/
Däck7512/
Doyk757/
Dayc755/
Duyc753/
Dyhc752/
Doyc752/
Dygk751/
Hdyc751/
Ddyk751/
Dyoc751/
Dykx751/
Dykc751/
Dydk751/
Dykk751/
Djck751/
Dykt751/
Dytk751/
Dycc751/
Vandyck734,135/
Dycková7312/
Dyckova732/
Dicke674,441/
Dieck672,669/
Decke67810/
Dijck67421/
Doick67181/
Deick67163/
Deeck67111/
Deyke6793/
Duick6778/
Deack6753/
Dayke6734/
Daykh6715/
Däcke6714/
Deuck6711/
Duyke675/
Daick674/
Dheck672/
Doyke672/
Deckk671/
Dycss671/
Dikck671/
Dickk671/
Dickc671/
Dheyk671/
Dayks671/
Daysk671/
Dyokk671/
Dykke671/
Dickh671/
Deyks671/
Dujck671/
Deyzc671/
Dduyk671/
Dhick671/

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