Dreier Surname
Approximately 16,838 people bear this surname
Dreier Surname Definition:
(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner.
Read More About This SurnameDreier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,200 | 1:7,893 | 988 |
| United States | 2,819 | 1:128,577 | 13,592 |
| Switzerland | 1,143 | 1:7,185 | 1,143 |
| Austria | 1,004 | 1:8,482 | 1,088 |
| Denmark | 695 | 1:8,122 | 741 |
| Brazil | 175 | 1:1,223,282 | 42,166 |
| Norway | 162 | 1:31,743 | 4,414 |
| Australia | 148 | 1:182,403 | 18,373 |
| Netherlands | 95 | 1:177,760 | 25,545 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Liechtenstein | 11 | 1:3,489 | 390 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
Dreier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner.
User-submitted Reference
This surname may be derived from an old 3-penny coin, called the "Dreier"; or from the profession of a dreher, which is a 'turner', someone who uses a lathe to shape something.
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Dreier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dreier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dreier (Georgian: დრეიერ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dreier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,689th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 432,804 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Dreier are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Dreier is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 10,200 people, or 1 in 7,893. In Germany Dreier is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.
Dreier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dreier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dreier last name grew 1,084 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dreier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dreier surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dreier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning 346,399 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.76% less than the national average, earning R 181,164 per year; in United States they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $49,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,098 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dregier | 92 | 231 | / |
| Dreiher | 92 | 23 | / |
| Dreiere | 92 | 2 | / |
| Drieier | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dreyier | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dreer | 91 | 1,414 | / |
| Drier | 91 | 1,139 | / |
| Dreir | 91 | 15 | / |
| Dreyer | 83 | 52,677 | / |
| Drejer | 83 | 2,143 | / |
| Draier | 83 | 66 | / |
| Dryier | 83 | 42 | / |
| Drijer | 83 | 30 | / |
| Dreuer | 83 | 21 | / |
| Druier | 83 | 15 | / |
| Driear | 83 | 15 | / |
| Driyer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Drhier | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dreire | 83 | 2 | / |
| Driehr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dreiur | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dhrier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dreierová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dregger | 77 | 188 | / |
| Drigger | 77 | 49 | / |
| Draiher | 77 | 19 | / |
| Drygier | 77 | 14 | / |
| Drogier | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dreyere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Drejere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Drahier | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hdreyer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Driejer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreyher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Drajier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreyeer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dryer | 73 | 4,675 | / |
| Druer | 73 | 99 | / |
| Draer | 73 | 97 | / |
| Drear | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dreyr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Droer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Droir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dreur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Druir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Draajier | 71 | 3 | / |
| Drayer | 67 | 2,306 | / |
| Droyer | 67 | 403 | / |
| Drajer | 67 | 358 | / |
| Drower | 67 | 323 | / |
| Dryjer | 67 | 313 | / |
| Drawer | 67 | 259 | / |
| Druyer | 67 | 164 | / |
| Dreure | 67 | 36 | / |
| Dreihardt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dreyar | 67 | 21 | / |
| Drauer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Drhaer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dräyer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Drøyer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dreyerová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Drehar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dreyor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Draiur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Driyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drojer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drearz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreahr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Draehr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dreyre | 67 | 0 | / |
Dreier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dreier in the Georgian language | ||
| დრეიერ | dreier | - |
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Dreier 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 Dreier
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