Dregner Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Singapore

Dregner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dregner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dregner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dregner occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dregner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Dregner are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Dregner is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Singapore, where 20 percent reside.

Dregner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dregner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dregner last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dregne92167/
Drener928/
Dresner861,493/
Dreiner86286/
Drenger86156/
Dragner8666/
Dregney8661/
Drehner8616/
Dreaner864/
Dreyner862/
Drenier861/
Dergner861/
Dhrener861/
Dreuner860/
Driener860/
Drenert860/
Dresgne860/
Drene8318/
Dreinert80114/
Dreitner8031/
Dreinger8010/
Drettner809/
Drgajner802/
Dreenger802/
Desrgner801/
Dreisner801/
Dreniere801/
Dreanier800/
Drenea77389/
Drenge7737/
Drenes7716/
Dregni7712/
Driner7711/
Driene778/
Dreene774/
Dresne772/
Dregna771/
Dreney771/
Dreine771/
Drenee770/
Drenir770/
Dryner770/
Dreinerth7511/
Drainer71348/
Drisner71184/
Drignei7157/
Drayner7152/
Dreaney7128/
Drajner7123/
Dringer7118/
Drîgnei718/
Drignet716/
Dresney715/
Dreanne713/
Dränger712/
Dhrenge711/
Drenett711/
Dreenes710/
Dirgnir710/
Dreeney710/
Drine67603/
Dreni67589/
Drena6770/
Drittner6725/
Dőringer6713/
Drené6711/
Dryne674/
Draisner674/
Dreny672/
Drenh671/
Droisner671/
Drajnert671/
Drisneer671/

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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 Dregner
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