Drenthe Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Drenthe Surname User-submission:

The Drenthe surname comes from the name of a province in the north-east of the Netherlands.

Drenthe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4011:42,1137,138
Suriname961:5,7561,347
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Drenthe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Drenthe surname comes from the name of a province in the north-east of the Netherlands.

- sillyboy

Drenthe Last Name Facts

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

Drenthe has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drenthe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,088th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Drenthe live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 42,113. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and South Holland, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Drenthe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drenthe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drenthe surname increased 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drenthe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drenthe last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

Drenthe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning $38,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drenth925,923/
Drente9235/
Drentje8689/
Drentea8645/
Drenter8620/
Drenths861/
Drent832,897/
Drenta77127/
Drents774/
Drentz772/
Drenti771/
Drendt770/
Druent770/
Drinthi711/
Drint6743/
Drend670/
Driend6222/
Drintaj571/
Drînd50153/
Drind5081/

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