Drent Surname

152,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Drent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2761:7,420886
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada381:969,62173,252
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Belgium201:574,83253,219
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Drent (23) may also be a first name.

Drent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drent has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drent is the 152,014th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,515,549 people. The last name Drent is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Drent reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Drent is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

Drent is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,276 people, or 1 in 7,420. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Groningen, where 27 percent reside, Drenthe, where 13 percent reside and Overijssel, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Drent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drent surname grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drent surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Drent earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.93% more than the national average, earning R 330,144 per year; in United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $59,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drenth915,923/
Drente9135/
Drents914/
Drentz912/
Drendt910/
Druent910/
Dren89747/
Drenthe83578/
Drenths831/
Dreen80730/
Druen80415/
Drien80130/
Dreng80101/
Droen8061/
Drint8043/
Drehn8043/
Draen805/
Drren801/
Dreun801/
Drenn801/
Drzen801/
Drend800/
Drn7525/
Draehn73136/
Drengk7386/
Drenne7351/
Driend7322/
D'Reen731/
Dreehn731/
Draenn731/
Drengh730/
Droenn730/
Dreunn730/
Dryn67648/
Drem67530/
Drin67491/
Drenova67142/
Drín679/
Drén678/
Drzn675/
Drng674/
Dreń674/
Drne672/
Tdrn671/
Drnh671/
Drnq671/
Drhn671/
Ddrn671/
Hdrn671/
Drengne670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drent
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