Dresen Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dresen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dresen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7341:46,4286,086
United States7681:471,95240,109
Netherlands2201:76,76012,983
Belgium1621:70,96711,334
Canada551:669,92054,285
France301:2,214,091176,965
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Dresen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dresen (Arabic: دريسن) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dresen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,603rd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Dresen are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,734 people, or 1 in 46,428. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Dresen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dresen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dresen last name rose 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dresen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dresen surname are 32.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dresen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driesen925,659/
Dreesen923,215/
Dressen921,288/
Drehsen92559/
Dyresen92121/
Dreisen9242/
Droesen9238/
Dreasen927/
Dredsen921/
Dreseen921/
Dreszen921/
Dreusen921/
Dreshen920/
Driessen8615,786/
Dreessen861,545/
Dreissen86200/
Dreeszen86196/
Driehsen8658/
Dreeshen8636/
Dreehsen8635/
Drieszen8610/
Dreschen861/
Dressien861/
Dressend861/
Dreiszen861/
Dreesjen860/
Dreßen831,902/
Drezen83412/
Dresin8368/
Drosen8350/
Drasen8341/
Dresan8338/
Drysen8335/
Dregen836/
Drisen835/
Dreene834/
Dreson833/
Dresne832/
Dreten831/
Drexen831/
Dressn830/
Droeschen801/
Drießen771,934/
Drissen77794/
Dreeßen77514/
Driezen77284/
Dreezen77238/
Dresing77217/
Drassen77131/
Dyreson77124/
Dresang77113/
Dreizen7792/
Drosehn7761/
Drijsen7754/
Droysen7752/
Dressin7739/
Dreißen7738/
Drechen7736/
Draisen7736/
Dreisin7727/
Dresson7727/
Dreazen7725/
Dreeson7725/
Dreyzen7717/
Drossen7713/
Dreshin7712/
Dresjan7710/
Drosien778/
Droisen776/
Drieson773/
Dressan773/
Dreison772/
Drohsen772/
Dyrhsen771/
Dreason771/
Dreesan771/
Dreesin771/
Dresand771/
Dresane771/
Derhsen771/
Dirxsen771/
Dreshan771/
Dredgen771/
Dreesem771/
Dregien771/
Drihsen771/
Drisien771/
Drasien771/
Dirhsen771/
Droeson770/
Dresgne770/
Dreegen770/
Dressem770/
Driesschen759/
Dressenová751/
Drean732,131/
Drein7377/
Drene7318/
Dreyn732/
Dreun731/
Drecn731/
Drhen731/
Drenh731/
Dressing71319/
Dreising7169/
Dretchen7142/
Dreshina7127/
Dreizzen7117/
Dreizehn717/
Driesson712/
Dreigenn712/
Dreshyna712/
Dreeting711/
Dreichen711/
Dreshaun711/
Driessan711/
Drischen711/
D'Reason711/
Dreeshan711/
Drissien711/
Dreidson711/
Dreissan711/
Deareson710/
Droissen710/
Dyrreson710/
Drisasen710/
Driessin710/
Drazen67453/
Drozen67238/
Drasin67182/
Drågen67168/
Dregne67167/
Dryson67134/
Drißen67110/
Drizen6784/
Drosin6768/
Drezin6766/
Dreahn6742/
Drysén6738/
Drasan6726/
Dregin6718/
Drisin6717/
Drezon6714/
Drożen6713/
Dreant6712/
Drisan6712/
Drezan677/
Drison676/
Dreissing676/
Drysin676/
Drézen676/
Dirschsen675/
Dreshchan675/
Dreinø675/
Dresam675/
Drexon673/
Drecin672/
Drygen672/
Dreand672/
Dreitn671/
Dressandt671/
Dryzen671/
Dreine671/
Drysan671/
Dresching671/
Dretin671/
Dreyssing671/
Dreižienė671/
Drissenne671/
Dreisohne670/
Dreunn670/
Dryten670/
Dreing670/

Dresen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dresen in the Arabic language
دريسنdrysn-

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