Drathen Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Drathen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drathen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397

Drathen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drathen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Drathen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drathen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,111,382nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Drathen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Drathen is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 381,542. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Drathen occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draten9211/
Drothen8683/
Drayten863/
Drahten861/
Draaten861/
Dratten861/
Drathin860/
Drachten8021/
Dratin774/
Dreten771/
Draytn770/
Droten770/
Drosten71648/
Drodten7172/
Drotten7117/
Dreuten7112/
Draytin712/
Dration711/
Drattin711/
Dreisten671/
Draytyon671/
Dreistein63153/
Drotin623/
Dretin621/
Dreitn621/
Dreissteen590/
Drootin5745/
Dretean5730/
Droštín5715/
Droštin577/
Drostin573/
Drätting537/
Droutine532/

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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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  • 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 Drathen
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