Drej Surname

208,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Drej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria7291:26,4761,796
Poland7071:53,7618,467
Iraq4191:83,5842,678
Lebanon981:57,5214,493
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Drej (3,112) may also be a first name.

Drej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drej is found most in Syria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drej? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,204th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,667,612 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Drej are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Levant. Drej is also the 129,174th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,112 people.

The last name Drej is most numerous in Syria, where it is borne by 729 people, or 1 in 26,476. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent live, Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent live and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent live. Barring Syria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 36 percent live and Iraq, where 21 percent live.

Drej Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

Drej earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.06% less than the national average, earning $26,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drejs8935/
Drejø8915/
Dreij8915/
Drejå8910/
Drejś891/
Dhrej891/
Dreaj891/
Dreija80148/
Dhreaj801/
Dhreej801/
Dreyja801/
Dreijs801/
Drejcz801/
Dhrejh801/
Drye753,140/
Dres751,693/
Drie75404/
Drez75346/
Dreč7547/
Drge7542/
Drij7524/
Drec7519/
Drji7514/
Drex756/
Dryj756/
Drjz751/
Drjx751/
Drja751/
Dreś751/
Dreijer73624/
D'Reija7329/
Dreyjer731/
D'Reije731/
Drees6711,928/
Dries677,509/
Dryer674,675/
Dreux674,011/
Drier671,139/
Dreis671,001/
Dreas67574/
Dridj67311/
Drije67264/
Dresh67193/
Drieß67172/
Dørge67102/
Drehs6793/
Drija6790/
Drech6778/
Drehi6770/
Dreys6755/
Driez6745/
Dræge6743/
Dreoy6735/
Driey6730/
Dreiz6727/
Driet6724/
Dresz6710/
Drieň6710/
Dreez678/
Driaj678/
Dried677/
Drehe675/
Dørje675/
Draij675/
Dräer675/
Dhrji674/
Drège674/
Dresc674/
Drjha673/
Dreey673/
Draae673/
Driji672/
Dryjd672/
Dhrij672/
Drekh672/
Dreax672/
Drehy671/
Drieh671/
Drujj671/
Dreai671/
Drajj671/
Drecz671/
Drjee671/
Dryjs671/
Drexx671/
Drjay671/
Dryes671/
Dryet671/
Dreei671/
D'Rex671/
Dhrie671/
Dreaz671/
Drjoy671/
Dryaj671/
Dryhj671/
Dryee670/
Dryey670/

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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 Drej
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