Düren Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Düren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Düren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2621:63,7928,200
Turkey2151:361,96022,610
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Duren (5,828), Dürén (8), Durén (40) & Dureń (1) are calculated separately.

Düren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Düren occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Duren, Dürén, Durén or Dureń. Click here for further potential spellings of Düren.

How Common Is The Last Name Düren? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,294th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name Düren occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Düren reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Düren is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,262 people, or 1 in 63,792. In Germany Düren is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Berlin, where 8 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duren935,828/
Dürén938/
Dühren9136/
Dürzen911/
Durén8740/
Dureń871/
Doren803,618/
Diren801,540/
Dürem8022/
Dürün801/
Dürän801/
Doreen734,458/
Dhiren731,263/
Direen73580/
Dauren73519/
Dooren73509/
Dorren73288/
Diruen73266/
Dirren73248/
Doeren73199/
Dieren73193/
Duuren73178/
Durren73124/
Dureng73105/
Dorien73100/
Dueren7354/
Dureen7336/
Durent7327/
Dhoren7325/
Diroen7320/
Deuren7319/
Dhuren7315/
Dirien7313/
Dutren7312/
Durend7310/
Dorzen7310/
Douren739/
Duraen737/
Durien735/
Duruen733/
Durenn732/
Durenk732/
Durenq731/
Duroen731/
Durzen730/
Dorn6741,283/
Durn672,983/
Dühring67694/
Durenne67295/
Dorreen67151/
Dorrien67127/
Dürring67101/
Duehren6778/
Durrent6763/
Dirn6758/
Durienė6735/
Dirreen679/
Durrenc675/
Dirrien672/
Dorienë671/
Daurzen671/
Daureen671/
Duerren671/
Dooreen671/
Durreen671/
Daurent671/
Durrien670/
Dorzien670/
Doohren670/

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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
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  • 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 Düren
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