Drem Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Morocco

Drem Surname Definition:

From Drem in East Lothian. Gilbert de Drem was one of the jurors on an inquisition made at Berwick on the lands of Lady Elena de la Zuche in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh in 1296 (Bain, II, 824).

Drem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Drem (289) may also be a first name.

Drem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Drem in East Lothian. Gilbert de Drem was one of the jurors on an inquisition made at Berwick on the lands of Lady Elena de la Zuche in the sheriffdom of Edinburgh in 1296 (Bain, II, 824).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Drem Last Name Facts

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

Drem (Oriya: େଡମ୍, Russian: Дрем) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 589,215th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Drem reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Drem is also the 519,842nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 289 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Drem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drem last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dream892,653/
Dreim89396/
Dreem89290/
Dreme8938/
Drehm895/
Driem892/
Ddrem891/
Draem891/
Dhrem891/
Dresme8025/
Dayrem804/
Dhream802/
Drheim802/
Dairem802/
Djreme801/
Deyrem801/
Duirem801/
Draehm801/
Drrehm801/
Dreamm801/
Dren75747/
Drim75340/
Derm7594/
Drym755/
Dirm754/
Dreń754/
Drne752/
Dröm751/
Draheim733,676/
Dremova731,792/
Dørheim7366/
Drahiem734/
Dreemeh733/
Dreamzz731/
Dairhem731/
Derme673,505/
Drent672,897/
Drajm672,666/
Dreen67730/
Druen67415/
Drien67130/
Dreng67101/
Draim67101/
Droen6761/
Drehn6743/
Drzeń6742/
Drime6711/
Driom6710/
Dhrne678/
Draen675/
Drimg673/
Draym673/
Drihm672/
Drimm672/
Deirm671/
Drzen671/
Drême671/
Dirme671/
Gyrem671/
Dreamova671/
Drren671/
Drraheim671/
Drraheem671/
Dierm671/
Dhrim671/
Drenn671/
Dreun671/
Dearm670/
Drend670/
Drimn670/

Drem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drem in the Oriya language
େଡମ୍edam50
େଡମedama50
Drem in the Russian language
Дремdrem-

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