Dretnik Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Dretnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dretnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia761:32,7336,469
Austria321:266,10730,958
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dretnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dretnik is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dretnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Dretnik? popularity and diffusion

Dretnik is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Dretnik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dretnik live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Dretnik is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 32,733. In Slovenia Dretnik is mostly concentrated in: Carinthia, where 96 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 1 percent live and Coastal-Karst, where 1 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drenik92337/
Drenick8656/
Drienik8636/
Dreniok861/
Drzeniek80233/
Dresnick8083/
Dertnick802/
Drenic7730/
Drenek7712/
Drenig774/
Drenikova753/
Dertnig71165/
Dreanic7151/
Dresnek7144/
Drajnik713/
Dreunig711/
Drieník711/
Drinick710/
Drenkova67208/
Dreannic672/
Drzyniek672/
Dresneck671/
Drinic62128/
Drinek621/
Drenex621/
Drissennek59171/
Dreneuc5741/
Dryneck5715/
Dresneg570/
Drynkova5379/
Drinkova5363/

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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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  • 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 Dretnik
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