Dreifort Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dreifort Surname User-submission:

The Driefort surname means 'three forts' or 'three times as strong', 'very strong'. Their ancestor could possibly be a warrior, knight, man-at-arms or a leader of a band of soldiers or a lower-ranked member of the German nobility.

Dreifort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377

Dreifort Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Driefort surname means 'three forts' or 'three times as strong', 'very strong'. Their ancestor could possibly be a warrior, knight, man-at-arms or a leader of a band of soldiers or a lower-ranked member of the German nobility.

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Dreifort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreifort is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreifort? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dreifort reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Kansas, where 15 percent live.

Dreifort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dreifort surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Dreifort earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,091 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreiforth9412/
Drifort933/
Dreifert8882/
Driffort8872/
Dreifurt884/
Driefort883/
Draidfort8210/
Drefert8017/
Dryfort800/
Dreford800/
Drifford7548/
Dreyfert7513/
Driefert757/
Dreyford750/
Dreyfore750/
Draeford750/
Drafor711,153/
Dressford710/
Drifar710/
Draffor671/
Dryford671/
Draford671/
Drayford6319/
Dradford639/
Drawford635/
Drachford591/
Draphor53346/

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