Drefs Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Drefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5951:135,30316,470
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Canada621:594,28449,093
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Drefs Last Name Facts

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

Drefs (Russian: Дрефс) occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drefs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 382,372nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,827,654 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Drefs reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Drefs is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 135,303. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Drefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drefs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drefs last name are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Drefs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.31% less than the national average, earning $39,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreffs91270/
Droefs9130/
Drewfs9128/
Dreefs9114/
Dreifs917/
Dreyfs911/
Driefs910/
Dref89575/
Drews8025,279/
Drief803,113/
Drevs80469/
Dreef80320/
Drebs8046/
Dreif8022/
Drafs8020/
Dreff8017/
Dreyf805/
Drefe801/
Dreft801/
Derfs800/
Drevås7310/
Dreyvs736/
Droews736/
Drafsh732/
Drewss732/
Dhreef731/
Derffs731/
Dreift731/
Dreefe731/
Dreiws730/
Drew6762,163/
Drif6711,425/
Drev67434/
Drevsjø6736/
Dreb6715/
Dryfess673/
Dreifch672/
Dreifhe672/
Dreyffe671/
Drewsse670/

Drefs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drefs in the Russian language
Дрефсdrefs-

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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
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  • 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 Drefs
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