Dreher Surname

19,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dreher Surname Definition:

(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner.

Dreher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,7811:5,101609
United States8,0811:44,8535,494
Brazil2,5751:83,1363,123
Canada4621:79,7528,917
France3891:170,75226,566
Switzerland3031:27,1054,164
Austria2951:28,8664,606
Argentina2631:162,52213,681
Poland2231:170,44323,608
England1141:488,75531,416
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Ecuador671:237,4018,339
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Serbia81:893,11828,088
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9361:53,6526,036

Dreher (60) may also be a first name.

Dreher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dreher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreher is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dreher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dreher is the 19,018th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,946 people. The surname Dreher occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Dreher are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 60 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 15,781 people, or 1 in 5,101. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent reside, Bavaria, where 9 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany Dreher exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Dreher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dreher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dreher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dreher surname are 17.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.07% registered with the party.

The amount Dreher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 291.81% more than the national average, earning R 931,092 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drehier927/
Droeher921/
Draeher920/
Draher83275/
Droher8360/
Dreuer8321/
Dryher834/
Drhier833/
Driehr831/
Dräher831/
Dröher831/
Drehir831/
Drieer830/
Dreaer830/
Driher830/
Dreijer77624/
Dreiyer773/
Drieier772/
Dryeier771/
Dreyjer771/
Drohher770/
Dreyier770/
Dryer734,675/
Drier731,139/
Dräer735/
Drger732/
Dreur731/
Dreijere7189/
Dryier6742/
Drijer6730/
Druier6715/
Dryere6714/
Drøyer679/
Drøger677/
Drahir676/
Dræger676/
Dröger674/
Drieir672/
Driere671/
Dhrier670/
Drioer670/

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Dreher Reference & Research

Dreger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Dryer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dreher
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