Drevs Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Drevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Denmark81:705,58939,626
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Drevs Last Name Facts

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

Drevs (Arabic: دريفس, Russian: Древс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drevs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 645,988th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Drevs reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Drevs is most common in: Iowa, where 22 percent live, Illinois, where 21 percent live and Wisconsin, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 24 percent live.

Drevs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drevs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drevs surname expanded 1,713 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drevs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Drevs are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the party.

Drevs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drevås9110/
Dreyvs916/
Drev89434/
Drevsjø8336/
Drews8025,279/
Drefs80931/
Dreev80722/
Dreps80326/
Dreva80132/
Drebs8046/
Driev8011/
Dervs800/
Dreiv800/
Dreffs73270/
Drewfs7328/
Dreefs7314/
Dreifs737/
Drevdh733/
Dreips733/
Drziev733/
Drewss732/
Dhreva731/
Drepps731/
De'rvs731/
Dreyfs731/
Drehev730/
Driefs730/
Dreiws730/
Drew6762,163/
Dref67575/
Drevova6765/
Dreb6715/
Drevová6710/
Driv676/
Drivsjø673/
Dryfess673/
Dryv671/
Dresbch671/
Dervsse671/
Drewsse670/
Dreipps670/

Drevs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drevs in the Russian language
Древсdrevs-
Drevs in the Arabic language
دريفسdryfs-

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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
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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 Drevs
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