Drewson Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Drewson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales441:70,3306,116
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Drewson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drewson is most common in Wales. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drewson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drewson is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Drewson occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Drewson are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in Wales, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 70,330. In Wales Drewson is most common in: City and County of Swansea, where 73 percent reside, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 23 percent reside and Bridgend County Borough, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Wales Drewson exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drewsen86770/
Drefson860/
Drevsson802/
Drevsen7135/
Drawsan711/
Dribson711/
Drefsen710/
Dirbsen572/
Dribzen571/
Derfsen571/
Dravsen570/
Derfshan534/
Drafshan531/
Draafshan502/
Derfshand501/

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Drewson Reference & Research

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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 Drewson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis