Dreiser Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dreiser Surname User-submission:

The Dreiser surname means 'from Dreis', a place in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.

Dreiser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Dreiser (27) may also be a first name.

Dreiser Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dreiser surname means 'from Dreis', a place in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.

- haffman97

Dreiser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dreiser is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreiser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,111,382nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Dreiser live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 27 people.

The last name Dreiser is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany Dreiser occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Dreiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dreiser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dreiser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dreiser last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

Dreiser earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreitser9330/
Dreisser9311/
Dreisher935/
Dreisger933/
Dreise92417/
Dreser92202/
Driser920/
Dreischer88126/
Dreissger8821/
Dresser864,330/
Dreszer861,200/
Dresher86900/
Dreijer86624/
Dregier86231/
Dreicer8693/
Dreeser8655/
Dreiger8638/
Dreizer8616/
Droeser8615/
Dreyser8614/
Dretser867/
Dreisse867/
Dreises866/
Dresier863/
Drisher862/
Drieser862/
Dresere861/
Drisser860/
Draiser860/
Driscer860/
Dredser860/
Drescer860/
Drisier860/
Dreishe860/
Dreseir860/
Dreaser860/
Drese83915/
Drise8327/
Drescher8025,707/
Dreasher80122/
Dreijere8089/
Dreißger8077/
Dreytser8067/
Dressier8036/
Droesser8034/
Dreiager8029/
Driesser8027/
Dreysher8023/
Draitser8018/
Dreshert8016/
Droisier8013/
Dreysier8012/
Dreicher809/
Dreitcer806/
Dreidger804/
Dreseher802/
Drischer801/
Drehsoer801/
Dresscer801/
Droesher801/
Dreigere801/
Driesher801/
Dreigert800/
Dressher800/
Dreshier800/
Dreesser800/
Dreger778,700/
Drejer772,143/
Droese771,086/
Dreese77740/
Dresse77658/
Draser77260/
Driese77166/
Drisse77111/
Draise77107/
Draese7776/
Dreyse7776/
Drešer7775/
Dresie7769/
Dreuse7756/
Dreize7738/
Driger7733/
Drijer7730/
Dreses7725/
Dreige7722/
Dreset7710/
Drezer776/
Dreice775/
Drexer775/
Dreisa775/
Droise774/
Dregis774/
Drizer772/
Drease772/
Drehse772/
Drezis772/
Dresee771/
Drisey771/
Drishe771/
Dréser771/
Drezie771/
Dreseh771/
Dresey770/
Drezir770/
Dricer770/
Druise770/
Druese770/
Dryser770/
Dresea770/
Dresis770/
Drised770/
Droescher75293/
Driescher75205/
Dresscher7575/
Dreschert759/
Draescher753/
Dreuscher753/
Dreiseach752/
Dreschere751/
Dreshcher751/
Druescher751/
Drescherz751/
Dretscher751/
Drishcher751/
Drescherr751/
Dreihause750/
Draisey71870/
Draijer71747/
Driesse71577/
Drasher71289/
Dridger71223/
Dregger71188/
Dreager71138/
Dredger71136/
Dreysse71113/
Drigert7186/
Dregert7183/
Drasser7174/
Dreezer7166/
Drigger7149/
Drecher7143/
Dreizis7135/
Dreyzer7133/
Dregits7130/
Droesse7126/
Dreyger7124/
Drießer7121/
Dregere7117/
Dryszer7114/
Drygier7114/
Dresche7112/
Draizer7111/
Dreyzis7111/
Dreusse7110/
Dreysee719/
Dricere719/
Dressie716/
Drisset716/
Draaser715/
Dressed714/
Draserd714/
Dreisis713/
Drazier712/
Dreasse712/
Dregiss712/
Drejere712/
Drejger712/
Droehse712/
Dreasey711/
D'Reije711/
D'Risse711/
Draezer711/
Draiseh711/
Dreeger711/
Dreesee711/
Dreiasa711/
Drescis711/
Dresois711/
Dressei711/
Driesjr711/
Drissee711/
Dressis711/
Dresset711/
Dreiche711/
Draesse711/
D'Reese711/
Draisse711/
Dreszis711/
Dreszre711/
Drexzer711/
Dreyjer711/
Dredgie711/
Dreishi711/
Drejzer711/
Drreichert711/
Drrixer711/
Droisir711/
Drheger711/
Drexeer711/
Drexher710/
Drysher710/
Dressey710/
Draiger710/
Dressse710/
Drahser710/
Draaijer671,315/
Dreze67418/
Drege67382/
Drisi67232/
Drece67178/
Dreje67151/
Dresa67123/
Drezi6799/
Drase6777/
Drescherová6761/
Drascher6758/
Drisa6748/
Dresaire6723/
Dresi6722/
Driesche6717/
Dregi6711/
Dreacher678/
Drishesh676/
Dresy675/
Dreadger673/
Drèse673/
Dreji672/
Dreiszis672/
Drashier671/
Dressire671/
Dretcher671/
Drexe671/
Drexi671/
Dreytsep671/
Driesseu671/
Drissett671/
Tdrasher671/
Dressoir671/
Dreyssis671/
Dreischa671/
Dridzher671/
Driyasse671/
Dracheer671/
Dreissio671/
Dresisch670/
Dressett670/
Driscett670/

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