Drewet Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Drewet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drewet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Drewet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drewet is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drewet? popularity and diffusion

Drewet is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Drewet is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Drewet reside; 88 percent reside in Australasia and 88 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Drewet is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 646,903. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Northland Region, where 86 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from New Zealand it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Drewet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drewet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drewet last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drewett922,891/
Drewest924/
Drewetz921/
Dreweth920/
Drewette8674/
Dreweatt8617/
Drevet834,628/
Drebet83115/
Drewit835/
Drowet834/
Drewed831/
Drewitt771,229/
Drevets7725/
Drebett7712/
Driewit7711/
Drewytt771/
Drowett771/
Drewith770/
Drewwitt711/
Dravet67472/
Drivet67440/
Drebyt67257/
Drebit67229/
Deruet6784/
Dervet6742/
Derbet6710/
Dribet677/
Drovet673/
Diruet672/
Deerweste670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Drewet
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