Dreier Surname

31,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Dreier Surname Definition:

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

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Dreier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,2001:7,893988
United States2,8191:128,57713,592
Switzerland1,1431:7,1851,143
Austria1,0041:8,4821,088
Denmark6951:8,122741
Brazil1751:1,223,28242,166
Norway1621:31,7434,414
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Poland771:493,62048,553
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Canada431:856,87466,382
France361:1,845,076161,051
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
England331:1,688,42669,999
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Dreier 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

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.

- ddreyer

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dregier92231/
Dreiher9223/
Dreiere922/
Drieier922/
Dreyier920/
Dreer911,414/
Drier911,139/
Dreir9115/
Dreyer8352,677/
Drejer832,143/
Draier8366/
Dryier8342/
Drijer8330/
Dreuer8321/
Druier8315/
Driear8315/
Driyer834/
Drhier833/
Dreire832/
Driehr831/
Dreiur830/
Dhrier830/
Dreierová801/
Dregger77188/
Drigger7749/
Draiher7719/
Drygier7714/
Drogier7712/
Dreyere772/
Drejere772/
Drahier772/
Hdreyer772/
Driejer771/
Dreyher771/
Drajier771/
Dreyeer770/
Dryer734,675/
Druer7399/
Draer7397/
Drear7312/
Dreyr734/
Droer733/
Droir731/
Dreur731/
Drair731/
Druir730/
Draajier713/
Drayer672,306/
Droyer67403/
Drajer67358/
Drower67323/
Dryjer67313/
Drawer67259/
Druyer67164/
Dreure6736/
Dreihardt6724/
Dreyar6721/
Drauer6717/
Drhaer6711/
Dräyer6710/
Drøyer679/
Dreyerová675/
Drehar674/
Dreyor672/
Draiur671/
Driyar671/
Drojer671/
Drearz671/
Dreahr670/
Draehr670/
Dreyre670/

Dreier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dreier in the Georgian language
დრეიერdreier-

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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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