Dretz Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dretz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France801:830,28498,964
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dretz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dretz is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dretz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dretz is the 2,047,559th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Dretz is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dretz live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Dretz is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 830,284. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent are found, Grand Est, where 24 percent are found and Occitanie, where 10 percent are found. Barring France this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Dretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dretz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dretz surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drietz91163/
Dreitz91117/
Dreetz9172/
Dreutz911/
Drez89346/
Dret89143/
Drehetz835/
Dreitez831/
Dertz80283/
Drotz80280/
Dritz80221/
Dratz80153/
Dreyt80127/
Drets80108/
Droez80105/
Dreit8054/
Driez8045/
Dreiz8027/
Driet8024/
Dreut8011/
Dresz8010/
Dreez808/
Drest807/
Dreth804/
Dreat804/
Drezs802/
Drett802/
Dirtz802/
Dyrtz801/
Dreaz801/
Drecz801/
Dreet801/
Dre75938/
Dreith73350/
Dreste73330/
Drottz73243/
Dreist73138/
Deertz73125/
Dreuth73108/
Drieth7387/
Dreyts7366/
Dreidt7316/
Drecht735/
Drgitz735/
Dreits734/
Draatz732/
Dreutt732/
Diertz732/
Dreite732/
Drethe732/
Dreadt731/
Dreast731/
Dreest731/
Dreitt731/
Dresth731/
Dretch731/
Drittz731/
Drehet731/
Drreez731/
Dreadz731/
Dreedt731/
Dertze730/
Drette730/
Driett730/
Deurtz730/
Drrett730/
Driz673,424/
Drey672,550/
Drei672,090/
Dres671,693/
Dreu671,298/
Drea67979/
Drie67404/
Dreß67205/
Derz67131/
Dretsch6797/
Dree6759/
Dreč6747/
Drge6742/
Dryz6730/
Drep6726/
Driottz6720/
Drec6719/
Drit6718/
Dryt6718/
Dreh6714/
Dred6713/
Drze6713/
Drezova6711/
Dretova679/
Dhre676/
Drex676/
Drhe676/
Drer675/
Djrz675/
Drzj675/
Dirz673/
Drzi673/
Draheiz671/
D'Re671/
Drza671/
Ûdre671/
Dyrz671/
Dőre671/
Dreszcz671/
Dreś671/
Tdre671/
Drjz671/

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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 Dretz
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