Drefke Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Drefke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drefke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Drefke Last Name Facts

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

Drefke occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drefke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drefke is the 730,373rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. Drefke occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Drefke reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Drefke is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Drefke exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Drefke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drefke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 10,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drefke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drefke surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Drefke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.1% more than the national average, earning $60,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreifke92620/
Dreffke9253/
Droefke9227/
Driefke928/
Dreifcke8627/
Dreifeke861/
Dreifker861/
Drewke83395/
Drafke8387/
Drifke8349/
Drebke837/
Drevke835/
Dreifk831/
Dreyfky771/
Droffke771/
Dreifki771/
Drewk731/
Drefková7121/
Drewka67224/
Drifka6790/
Dryfka6730/
Derbke671/
Drawke671/
Derbkeh621,251/
Drevcky621/
Drawfky621/
Drevková5726/
Drevkova573/
Drewc552/
Drifx551/
Drewx550/
Drzewwcki531/
Dribki50615/
Drywka505/

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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 Drefke
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