Drechsel Surname

65,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Drechsel Surname User-submission:

The surname Drechsel or Draxler refers to the craft of woodturning (German: drechseln). The English equivalent is the name Turner.

Drechsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,1431:13,1051,695
United States8891:407,71535,522
Austria1751:48,6607,735
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Greenland141:4,027416
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Drechsel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Drechsel or Draxler refers to the craft of woodturning (German: drechseln). The English equivalent is the name Turner.

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Drechsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drechsel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drechsel? popularity and diffusion

Drechsel is the 65,651st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 958,888 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Drechsel live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Drechsel is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6,143 people, or 1 in 13,105. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Drechsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drechsel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drechsel surname rose 2,469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drechsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drechsel surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Drechsel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.28% less than the national average, earning 217,063 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $62,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drechel932/
Drecksel8857/
Dreichel8833/
Drachsel8810/
Derchsel882/
Drechsil880/
Dretchel880/
Drechselová8440/
Drichel80104/
Drychel802/
Dreksel801/
Dreciel801/
Dirchel801/
Drescel800/
Drexsel800/
Drychell751/
Dricksel750/
Drocksel750/
Drietsel750/
Drexel713,182/
Dritschel7175/
Dercel716/
Drezel714/
Dritchell711/
Dridschel711/
Dricel710/
Dretzel6726/
Draksel6724/
Dreizel676/
Drexell673/
Drichil671/
Draxsel671/
Derzeel671/
Dirciel671/
Drezell670/
Dricell670/
Dritsel670/
Driscel670/

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