Drexler Surname

32,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Drexler Surname Definition:

(German) One who turned a lathe, a turner.

Drexler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,5601:9,4051,181
United States4,7141:76,8908,804
Austria1,0981:7,755972
Hungary4751:20,6662,324
Czechia3361:31,6475,145
France2771:239,79337,155
Canada2681:137,48414,186
Brazil2251:951,44133,905
Israel1351:63,3907,977
Slovakia1101:48,5139,303
Australia631:428,50333,982
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Peru351:908,11818,273
Romania311:647,67345,663
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
England211:2,653,24194,788
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Drexler (398) may also be a first name.

Drexler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who turned a lathe, a turner.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Drexler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drexler is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drexler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,023rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 437,717 people. Drexler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Drexler reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 432,848th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 398 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,560 people, or 1 in 9,405. In Germany Drexler is most common in: Bavaria, where 61 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany Drexler occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Drexler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drexler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drexler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Drexler are 14.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Drexler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,638 per year; in United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning $59,663 CAD per year.

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