Draeger Surname

66,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Draeger Surname User-submission:

(German) The Draeger surname means 'sherpa' or 'messenger'.

Draeger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3021:24,3813,235
United States3,1411:115,39612,462
Brazil6041:354,42813,589
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada861:428,43737,472
France671:991,384111,008
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Draeger (12) may also be a first name.

Draeger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Draeger surname means 'sherpa' or 'messenger'.

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Draeger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Draeger has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draeger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,845th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 978,194 people. The last name Draeger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Draeger live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Draeger is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,302 people, or 1 in 24,381. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Draeger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Draeger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Draeger last name grew 3,695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Draeger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Draeger surname are 12.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Draeger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.69% less than the national average, earning R 79,152 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $44,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draegert93248/
Draeguer931/
Draenger931/
Draegger931/
Dreger928,700/
Drager922,667/
Draegertt8842/
Draeguert881/
Dreaegert881/
Dregier86231/
Dregger86188/
Droeger86175/
Dreager86138/
Dreiger8638/
Dreyger8624/
Dragger8617/
Drueger868/
Drieger866/
Dregher862/
Drauger861/
Drheger861/
Dragher861/
Draezer861/
Dreeger861/
Draager860/
Draiger860/
Dreißger8077/
Dreiager8029/
Dreinger8010/
Dreisger803/
Driekger801/
Dreigere801/
Dreigert800/
Draugher800/
Dreigher800/
Dräger77201/
Droger7791/
Dragir779/
Dröger774/
Dreissger7521/
Drayinger751/
Droeser7115/
Drogier7112/
Drägert713/

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Draeger Reference & Research

Dreger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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