Dream Surname

163,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Dream Surname User-submission:

Old English, from 'drēam,' meaning 'joy' or 'music'. Similar surnames include Bream, Deam, Ream, and Dean.

Dream Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,3491:39,1384,035
Israel1611:53,1536,939
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China61:227,886,92811,701
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dream (33,718) may also be a first name.

Dream Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Old English, from 'drēam,' meaning 'joy' or 'music'. Similar surnames include Bream, Deam, Ream, and Dean.

- ethantownsend
DNA test information
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Dream Demographics

Average Dream Salary in
England

£26,469

Per year
Rank:
47,150 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.1826E-5
Rank: 60,530 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
98.12%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Dream Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dream (Arabic: دَريم) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dream click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dream? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,669th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,746,908 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Dream reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 25,453rd most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 33,718 people.

Dream is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,349 people, or 1 in 39,138. Outside of Egypt Dream is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhream912/
Dreamm911/
Dreham911/
Dram89609/
Drem89530/
Dreamzz831/
Dreeham830/
Drame80201,182/
Drajm802,666/
Drean802,131/
Dreim80396/
Dreem80290/
Draam80240/
Drahm80185/
Dramm80166/
Drram80138/
Draim80101/
Dreme8038/
Dhram8028/
Drham806/
Drgam805/
Drehm805/
Drjam804/
Dreom804/
Ddram804/
Draym803/
Driem802/
Draem801/
Dhrem801/
Ddrem801/
Dryam801/
Driam801/
Dryem801/
Draum801/
Druem800/
Drzam800/
Dreamova771/
Driham73352/
Drajem73182/
Draham7370/
Dreahn7342/
Dresme7325/
Dreiem7320/
Dramme7312/
Dreant7312/
Drehan7311/
Dreian735/
Drejan732/
Drheim732/
Dreand732/
Dramne731/
Dramnn731/
Draame731/
Dreyem731/
Drrehm731/
Drojem731/
Draumë731/
Drayam731/
Dhrame731/
Dreyan731/
Draehm731/
Dreean730/
Draumt730/
Draheim673,676/
Dremova671,792/
Dran671,508/
Drim67340/
Dramova67129/
Dørheim6766/
Draayom6735/
Dreihan6719/
Drahajm6717/
Drahaim679/
Dreasen677/
Draihem675/
Drym675/
Dreeian674/
Drahiem674/
Drammdh673/
Dreemeh673/
Dreheim673/
Dreanne673/
Drasimh673/
Dreihim672/
Drachim671/
Drammhh671/
Draaism671/
Drissem671/
Dreesem671/
Draihim671/
Drayham670/
Dressem670/
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Dream Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dream in the Arabic language
دَريمdarym-
حلمhlm-
منامmnam-
دريمdrym-

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