Dreves Surname

289,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dreves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3161:254,76427,480
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Netherlands2131:79,28313,351
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
France1091:609,38380,423
Australia741:364,80730,412
Chile481:367,01010,126
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Drévès (9) are calculated separately.

Dreves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dreves occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Drévès. For other possible spellings of Dreves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,472nd most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,504,189 people. The last name Dreves occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Dreves live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 254,764. In Germany Dreves is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent are found, Hamburg, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Dreves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dreves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dreves last name rose 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dreves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dreves surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.85% being registered with the political party.

Dreves earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreaves9242/
Drevets9225/
Drieves929/
Dreeves924/
Drevees921/
Dreveus921/
Dreuves920/
Dreives920/
Dreve91384/
Drévès899/
D'Reeves862/
Drewes8310,361/
Drevet834,628/
Draves832,414/
Drever832,279/
Drebes831,393/
Drives8345/
Derves8343/
Drevis8332/
Droves8310/
Drevea836/
Drevez835/
Dreave832/
Drevey830/
Dreaver77452/
Dervesh77107/
Dreewes7740/
Dreiwes7719/
Derveus7711/
Driveus779/
Dreivis774/
Drewest774/
Dravesh772/
Dreever772/
Dresbes772/
Dreyver772/
Desrves772/
Dervies771/
Dreeues771/
Dreiver771/
Dresver771/
Draaves771/
Drevech771/
Drevhed771/
Drivesh771/
Dervess770/
Dervees770/
Dervese770/
Drewe73594/
Drive73189/
Drevi73164/
Drebe7326/
Drevy731/
Derweesh7123/
Dresvher718/
Dirweesh717/
Derviesh715/
Dreihues713/
Dreewees712/
Derveese711/
Derveesh711/
Dreweesh711/
Driweesh711/
Draweesh711/
Driver6737,732/
Dreeva67797/
Dervis67780/
Derbes67636/
Dravis67566/
Drivet67440/
Dreava67186/
Dryver67110/
Drewis6780/
Drivis6759/
Drewey6747/
Dirvis6746/
Drevai6740/
Drevid6714/
Dervez6712/
Drebis6711/
Derues6711/
Drewez6710/
Druyve678/
Drewei678/
Dreibe676/
Dribes676/
Drevay674/
Draive674/
Drived674/
Drievi674/
Draiweesh674/
Derwes673/
Drovis673/
Drevyi672/
Drevic671/
Dreviy671/
Drewesová671/
Drewie671/
Drivei671/
Drrevi671/
Derveş671/
Dravez671/
Drebez671/
Drevoy671/
Drewej671/
Drivez671/
Dirues671/
Drivey670/
Drawes670/
Dirbes670/
Dreebe670/
Drowes670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dreves
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