Dreenan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dreenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dreenan Last Name Facts

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

Dreenan is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreenan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Dreenan occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Dreenan reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Dreenan is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 615,012. In Northern Ireland it is most common in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Beside Northern Ireland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Dreenan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dreenan last name is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreennan930/
Drenan9295/
Dreenon863/
Drenant861/
Dresnan861/
Drenann861/
Druenan860/
Dreunan860/
Dresnand8042/
Dreannan804/
Dreinhan801/
Drinan77934/
Drynan77686/
Drenon77235/
Dronan771/
Dranan770/
Drinane71119/
Drannan7129/
Dregnon7110/
Drisnan714/
Drenham711/
Dringan711/
Drinand710/
Drenuon710/
Dronnan710/
Drainan710/
Draynan710/
Drougnan6721/
Drojanan671/
Drinon6273/
Dranon6246/
Drynon622/
Drenom621/
Dronon620/
Drannon5753/
Drignon5737/
Drihnon571/
Drainon570/
Draugnon536/
Drougnon534/
Druinham530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dreenan
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