Dreiffus Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Dreiffus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreiffus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Dreiffus (6) may also be a first name.

Dreiffus Last Name Facts

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

Dreiffus is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dreiffus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreiffus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Dreiffus is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dreiffus live; 80 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 6 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Dreiffus is most frequent in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 40 percent reside and Israel, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreifus93323/
Driffus931/
Dreffus930/
Dreifuss88437/
Dreyffus8821/
Drefus8616/
Drifus860/
Dreiyfuss820/
Dreyfus803,188/
Driffou8021/
Drefous804/
Dreifuß803/
Driefus801/
Dryefus801/
Drifuss801/
Draifus800/
Drizfus800/
Dreifos800/
Drefuis800/
Drifuse800/
Drifu771/
Dreyfuss751,439/
Dreyfous7560/
Driffaud7522/
Dreyfuse754/
Dryefuss751/
Dreyfeus751/
Draifuss751/
Dryffuse751/
Dreifoos750/
Dresfuss750/
Druefuss750/
Driefuss750/
Dryfus718/
Dréfus711/
Drafus710/
Dryfuse6755/
Dryfuss6718/
Dreyfuß6711/
Drayfus675/
Dreyfuz671/
Dreyfos671/
Druyfus670/
Drafuss670/
Drifoss670/
Drifoos670/
Drifuce670/
Dryfust670/
Dryfous670/

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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 Dreiffus
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