Drayner Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Drayner Surname Definition:

A drainer, or conductor of water. See Leader.

Drayner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Drayner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A drainer, or conductor of water. See Leader.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Drayner Last Name Facts

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

Drayner (Russian: Драйнер) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Drayner.

How Common Is The Last Name Drayner? popularity and diffusion

Drayner is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Drayner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Drayner reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

Drayner is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 39 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 24 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Drayner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drayner has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drayne92160/
Draner929/
Dryner920/
Drayinger881/
Drainer86348/
Dranger8681/
Drasner8679/
Dragner8666/
Drajner8623/
Dratner867/
Dreaner864/
Drahner863/
Dreyner862/
Dranner861/
Drayane861/
Draynes860/
Dranert860/
Drane835,085/
Dryne834/
Drahaner808/
Draisner804/
Drathner803/
Drgajner802/
Draenger801/
Drangner801/
Drajnert801/
Drautner800/
Dreanier800/
Drannier800/
Dragne774,215/
Draney771,486/
Drange771,130/
Draine771,095/
Drayna77121/
Dranes7722/
Dranez7720/
D'Rane7712/
Driner7711/
Drener778/
Dhrane776/
Dranne774/
Dranie773/
Drhane772/
Drainr771/
Dranea771/
Dranet771/
Draune771/
Dramne771/
Dranje771/
Drayni771/
Dranei771/
Drahynets7518/
Drahynech755/
Dragnea715,384/
Dresner711,493/
Dranets71349/
Dreiner71286/
Drisner71184/
Drenger71156/
Dragnes71118/
Drainey7151/
Draines7145/
Drahnea7143/
Dranetz7135/
Dragnei7130/
Dreaney7128/
Drayani7126/
Drayeni7121/
Drioane7121/
Dringer7118/
Drainie7116/
Drehner7116/
Druener7115/
D'Raine7114/
Draneas7111/
Drayuni7110/
Drasney717/
Draunet716/
Dregner715/
Dreanne713/
Dragnet713/
Drujane713/
Drayana712/
Drahane712/
Dränger712/
Drenier711/
Driyane711/
Dryness711/
Dhraine711/
Draneeh711/
Drouner711/
Dramney711/
Drijane711/
Dhrener711/
Dreuner710/
Driener710/
Drenert710/
Drani675,361/
Drana67783/
Drine67603/
Dreinert67114/
Dreitner6731/
Drany6725/
Drittner6725/
Dragness6721/
Dragnett6720/
Drene6718/
Dőringer6713/
Dreinger6710/
Droenner6710/
Drettner679/
Drané677/
Dreenger672/
D'Raines672/
Drisneer671/
Dreisner671/
Drahaneţ671/
Droisner671/
Drienger670/

Drayner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drayner in the Russian language
Драйнерdrajner-

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