Dress Surname

151,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dress Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States9621:376,77633,323
Germany1221:659,88151,431
France291:2,290,439180,028
China231:59,448,7643,236
India161:47,941,586492,263
England151:3,714,537119,675
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:151,71814,052

Dress (1,128) may also be a first name.

Dress Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dress occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dress? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 151,133rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,500,016 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Dress reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dress is also the 237,206th most common given name world-wide, held by 1,128 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Dress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dress has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dress last name increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dress surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dress earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $49,122 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dresse91658/
Dreiss91296/
Driess91122/
Dreess9110/
Dressø918/
Dyress916/
Dreuss913/
Dreass912/
Dreyss911/
Dres891,693/
Dreysse83113/
Dreisse837/
Dreasse832/
Dairess831/
D'Roess831/
Dhreshs831/
Dressse830/
Driss8014,867/
Drees8011,928/
Dries807,509/
Dreis801,001/
Drese80915/
Dreas80574/
Dresp80231/
Droes80201/
Dresh80193/
Dreus80129/
Drets80108/
Drehs8093/
Dreys8055/
Drejs8035/
Dresz8010/
Drest807/
Drezs802/
Dryss801/
Drzes801/
Dresr801/
Dresd801/
Dyres800/
Dreds800/
Draes800/
Dheeress7739/
Driessch771/
Dre75938/
Dresch735,355/
Deyres731,012/
Draiss73847/
Dreese73740/
Dreise73417/
Dreist73138/
Dayres73138/
Drisse73111/
Dreyse7376/
Dreyts7366/
Deares7363/
Drayss7343/
Daires7335/
Driehs7326/
Dreiås7324/
Dreads7318/
Droesh739/
Dreush738/
Dreits734/
Tdrees733/
Drease732/
Dreihs732/
Drehse732/
Deeres731/
Hdresh731/
Dreash731/
Dreast731/
Dreest731/
Dreish731/
Dresdh731/
Dreshh731/
Dresth731/
Deires731/
Dajres731/
D'Reis731/
Dreids731/
Dreijs731/
Tdriss731/
Tdrres731/
Duires730/
Driesh730/
Dris6713,178/
Drey672,550/
Drei672,090/
Dreu671,298/
Drea67979/
Driesch67753/
Droesch67684/
Drie67404/
Drez67346/
Dreisch67263/
Dreß67205/
Drys67153/
Dret67143/
Dretsch6797/
Dreesch6786/
Dree6759/
Dreč6747/
Drge6742/
Drep6726/
Dreusch6719/
Dreh6714/
Dred6713/
Drze6713/
Dresche6712/
Dreshch679/
Dhre676/
Drex676/
Drhe676/
Drer675/
D'Risse671/
Dresova671/
D'Re671/
Dahyres671/
Ûdre671/
Deerres671/
D'Reese671/
Dőre671/
Draisse671/
Dreeshh671/
Dreś671/
D'Ayres671/
Tdre671/
Dreishe670/

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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 Dress
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