Dregan Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dregan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dregan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6911:29,0563,724
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway81:642,78647,258
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dregan Last Name Facts

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

Dregan (Russian: Дрэган) is most common in Romania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dregan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,102nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dregan live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Dregan is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 29,056. In Romania it is most numerous in: Satu Mare County, where 25 percent are found, Sălaj County, where 24 percent are found and Timiș County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Dregan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dregan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dregan surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dregan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dregan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.66% less than the national average, earning 291,881 kr per year and in United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driegan925/
Dreygan922/
Dreganc921/
Drzegan921/
Dreggan921/
Dreagan920/
Dreeganh861/
Direngan861/
Dragan8338,783/
Drăgan837,652/
Drogan83699/
Dergan83292/
Drigan8349/
Dregon8336/
Dirgan8328/
Drygan8328/
Drägan8323/
Dreganova8015/
Dergane77168/
Drigant7750/
Drygant7749/
Dragann7719/
Dergant7718/
Derghan7717/
Draggan778/
Dreigon777/
Drigand772/
Dragaun772/
Draghan771/
D'Ragan771/
Drygand771/
Droghan771/
Droggan771/
Draigan771/
Diergan771/
Driggan770/
Dergang770/
Diringan7170/
Deringan7119/
Derghane712/
Dragon6718,990/
Drogon67375/
Dergam67198/
Derganova67148/
Dryganova67108/
Drigon6764/
Drigán6760/
Dirgam6747/
Dragań6714/
Dergán679/
Driganova677/
Dirgon675/
Dirganova674/
Driganová673/
Dergon673/
Drăgăn671/
Dergachin671/
Drogań671/

Dregan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dregan in the Russian language
Дрэганdregan-

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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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  • 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 Dregan
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