Dreesens Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dreesens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreesens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Dreesens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreesens occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreesens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dreesens are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dreesens is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 201,038. In The Netherlands Dreesens is primarily found in: Limburg, where 27 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and North Holland, where 24 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and Belgium, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreessens9460/
Dresens93182/
Driesens88306/
Dreezens8865/
Dressens888/
Driessens822,097/
Dreissens824/
Drossens7529/
Dryssens7519/
Drissens7510/
Dreixens751/
Dreans713/
Dreins710/
Drezins6734/
Drosins673/
Drisins671/
Driggens632/
Draheins630/
Droiggens590/
Dreams576/
Drains574/
Drayns571/
Droins570/
Drizins534/
Drigins533/
Drygins530/
Driggins50219/
Drozzins5033/
Druggins500/

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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 Dreesens
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