Dreikan Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Dreikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 303 | 1:87,212 | 5,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 92 | 1:99,590 | 8,729 |
Dreikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dreikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dreikan is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dreikan? popularity and diffusion
Dreikan is the 733,258th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name Dreikan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dreikan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
Dreikan is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 87,212. In Yemen Dreikan is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 96 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent live. Outside of Yemen this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreikant | 93 | 41 | / |
| Dreikhan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dreikandt | 88 | 24 | / |
| Drikane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Driskan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dhrikan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dreikausen | 82 | 30 | / |
| Dreekhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dreikhausen | 78 | 74 | / |
| Drakan | 77 | 99 | / |
| Drikon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreikosen | 75 | 193 | / |
| Drekanova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dreeskhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drakhan | 71 | 68 | / |
| Drescan | 71 | 45 | / |
| Dreicon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Draakan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Drakain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Drecșan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dreckam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Driscan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Drazkhan | 67 | 197 | / |
| Draucean | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dreucean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhrakant | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dreikan
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