Dresselhaus Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dresselhaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dresselhaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5731:140,49817,027
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Dresselhaus Last Name Facts

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

Dresselhaus is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dresselhaus.

How Common Is The Last Name Dresselhaus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 410,688th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Dresselhaus live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 140,498. In Germany Dresselhaus is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Dresselhaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dresselhaus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dresselhaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dresselhaus surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dresselhaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.17% more than the national average, earning R 449,532 per year and in United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,413 USD per year.

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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 Dresselhaus
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