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

The surname Drayner (Russian: Драйнер) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Drayner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drayner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drayner is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Drayner is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Drayner reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

Drayner is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 39 percent live, Derbyshire, where 24 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Other than England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Drayner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drayner has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Drayner surname increased 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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