Dreta Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Dreta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia681:62,18511,473
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Dreta (18) may also be a first name.

Dreta Last Name Facts

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

Dreta occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dreta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Dreta live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Dreta is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 62,185. In Croatia Dreta is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 43 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 34 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dresta91140/
Dretta9172/
Dretas9119/
Draeta919/
Draetta83115/
Drettas8394/
Drestha8316/
Droetta8313/
Dayreta835/
Dreatta831/
Dreetta831/
Daireta831/
Dreitai831/
Drata80379/
Derta80287/
Drita80280/
Dirta80173/
Dreti8016/
Dryta802/
Drota802/
Dyrta801/
Drety801/
Dreistat772/
Dreistad771/
Dratea73541/
Dresti73530/
Dreste73330/
Dreute7374/
Dresto7374/
Dretto7323/
Drataa7314/
Diorta7312/
Dhirta7312/
Drotta7310/
Dreety739/
Drista739/
Dertat738/
Drahta736/
Dreter736/
Dritas734/
Dratta734/
Dretti733/
Dritta732/
Dertas732/
Drieto732/
Drethe732/
Dreite732/
Dratha732/
Dretos732/
Dretie731/
Draita731/
Driety731/
Ddreti731/
Dritaj731/
Dertai731/
Drayta731/
Dertha731/
Dhrata731/
Dirtas731/
Drethy730/
Drette730/
Dreistadt71391/
Dreystadt7141/
Droetto67135/
Dristas67126/
Drychta6768/
Drichta6721/
Dreyter6720/
Dreutti6716/
Drether6712/
Dreater6711/
Drateau672/
Drester672/
Drishta671/
Drestis671/
Dretich671/
Driette671/
Drietto671/
Dreitez671/
Drothay671/
Drystad671/
Drestes671/
Draitay671/
Drestti671/
Deurtta670/

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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
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  • 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 Dreta
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