Dressman Surname

185,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dressman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dressman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6391:108,0807,224
United States6401:566,34246,539
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Dressman (387) may also be a first name.

Dressman Last Name Facts

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

Dressman occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dressman? popularity and diffusion

Dressman is the 185,255th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Dressman reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dressman is also the 440,394th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 387 people.

The surname Dressman is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,639 people, or 1 in 108,080. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 86 percent are found, Rivers, where 9 percent are found and Delta, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Dressman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dressman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dressman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dressman surname are 26.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dressman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,440 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dressman
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