Drek Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Drek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5351:6,6101,348
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Drek (156) may also be a first name.

Drek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drek (Oriya: େଡକ, Russian: Дрек) has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565,867th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Drek are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 735,679th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 156 people.

The surname Drek is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 6,610. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Drek occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Drek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drek last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drek Last Name Statistics demography

Drek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyrek891,046/
Dreke89875/
Dreik89192/
Dreyk89177/
Dreck89115/
Draek8917/
Driek896/
Drzek895/
Dreak893/
Dreek893/
Drekh892/
Dreske80177/
Dreeke80117/
Dretke8098/
Dreikh8081/
Draeck8054/
Dreike8043/
Dairek8037/
Drecke8032/
Dreßke8031/
Djreke8013/
Dreick809/
Dreuck804/
Drieck804/
Dreake802/
Drekkh801/
Deerek801/
Droegk800/
Dreeck800/
Dreyke800/
Dirk753,630/
Derk75917/
Drik75740/
Dryk75644/
Dreg7522/
Drec7519/
Drex756/
Drýk754/
Dyrk753/
Dreq752/
Drjk751/
Djrk751/
Drekova7365/
Dreecke732/
Daireck731/
Dreszke731/
Drethke731/
Dreikhe731/
Drekowa731/
Dreicke730/
Dresske730/
Dirkx672,656/
Derkx67710/
Drecq67666/
Derck67606/
Derke67424/
Dirck67354/
Dierk67307/
Drick67276/
Drzik67131/
Drike67101/
Dryke6778/
Deark6768/
Dyrks6759/
Driok6752/
Dreschke6743/
Dirke6735/
Dirkz6731/
Dyrke6719/
Drikz6718/
Duirk6712/
Droeg6711/
Draik6710/
Dőrik679/
Dyrec675/
Dregg674/
Droyk674/
Dresc674/
Dreic673/
Dregt673/
Drekhova673/
Dreax672/
Drikh672/
Dréke672/
Drayk671/
Dreykova671/
Drikx671/
Derkt671/
Dirkė671/
Dráik671/
Dreiq671/
Dreňková671/
Driqe671/
Dregs671/
Dhirk671/
Dreig671/
D'Rex671/
Drzeq671/
Dreyq671/
Dyrkg671/
Deerk671/
Dryck670/
Deirk670/
Dirkh670/
Duyrk670/
Drieg670/
Drykk670/
Dairk670/
Derkz670/

Drek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drek in the Oriya language
େଡକedaka-
Drek in the Russian language
Дрекdrek-

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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 Drek
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