Drey Surname

169,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

Drey Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Drew, Dru or Drogo (carrier).

Drey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9441:383,96133,847
Brazil6041:354,42813,589
Russia3511:410,60739,463
France2081:319,34048,512
Benin1401:73,8268,856
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
England191:2,932,529101,561
Chile181:978,69319,774
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Drey (474) may also be a first name.

Drey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Drew, Dru or Drogo (carrier).

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

Drey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drey (Russian: Дрей) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drey is the 169,295th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,857,861 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Drey reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 390,891st most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 474 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 944 people, or 1 in 383,961. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and South Dakota, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Drey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drey last name rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Drey surname are 16.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.35% less than the national average, earning $38,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreyi89136/
Dreyt89127/
Dreys8955/
Dreye8944/
Driey8930/
Dreyo8925/
Dreya8913/
Dreyd8913/
Dreyß893/
Dreey893/
Dhrey892/
Dry866,437/
Dre86938/
Dreyts8066/
Dreyes808/
Dreyøe806/
Dreyez803/
Dreyas803/
Dreych801/
Droeye801/
Dreyss801/
Dreihy801/
Dray758,326/
Drye753,140/
Drei752,090/
Dres751,693/
Dreu751,298/
Drea75979/
Droy75767/
Drie75404/
Drue75372/
Drez75346/
Dryś75329/
Drys75153/
Dőry75150/
Dret75143/
Droe75133/
Druy75125/
Dryh75102/
Dree7559/
Driy7549/
Dreč7547/
Drge7542/
Dryz7530/
Drep7526/
Dryt7518/
Dreh7514/
Dred7513/
Drze7513/
Dryź7511/
Drae758/
Dhre756/
Drhe756/
Drer755/
Hdry754/
Dryi753/
Dryd753/
Dryo752/
D'Re751/
Dryy751/
Ûdre751/
Ődry751/
Dőre751/
Dryp751/
Dreś751/
Tdre751/
D'Reyes733/
Deherey731/
Dreyhus731/
Uandrey731/
Drees6711,928/
Dress672,915/
Dryja672,629/
Dreie671,440/
Dreer671,414/
Dreis671,001/
Dreja67830/
Drawe67724/
Draye67611/
Dreas67574/
Dhrae67341/
Drayi67316/
Drije67264/
Dresp67231/
Dresh67193/
Dreid67190/
Drych67183/
Dreih67167/
Dreje67151/
Dreus67129/
Drysz67120/
Drets67108/
Driyo67107/
Dørge67102/
Drehs6793/
Dretz6784/
Drouy6783/
Dhroy6781/
Drahy6780/
Drech6778/
Dreha6771/
Drayt6767/
Drays6765/
Drayß6763/
Draje6760/
Dreia6756/
Dreit6754/
Drowe6750/
Dryje6749/
Dreue6749/
Drayo6744/
Dræge6743/
Dreiß6739/
Drejs6735/
Dørre6734/
Drycz6728/
Dreiz6727/
Dreić6723/
Draay6723/
Drysh6716/
Dreed6716/
Dreij6715/
Dryts6715/
Driya6714/
Draie6713/
Dread6711/
Drejo6711/
Dreut6711/
Dresz6710/
Drieň6710/
Hdrea679/
Draya678/
Dreez678/
Dreip678/
Dhruy677/
Drest677/
Druya675/
Druye675/
Dreuh675/
Dørje675/
Dreat674/
Dreiø674/
Drège674/
Dhrer673/
Droya673/
Drhea673/
D'Ray673/
Driye673/
Droyd672/
Drayu672/
Drezs672/
Dreep672/
Dreji672/
Drett672/
Drher672/
Droje672/
Droue672/
Dreah672/
Drayé672/
Droys672/
Dreeß672/
Dryjo672/
Dredd671/
Dhrei671/
Ddhre671/
Draue671/
Dreup671/
Drgay671/
Drhae671/
Dryss671/
Gydry671/
Dhrie671/
Draiy671/
Hdray671/
Dőrei671/
Dhree671/
Dreaz671/
Druyi671/
Dresr671/
Dreua671/
Drecz671/
Drejś671/
Druie671/
Droyt671/
Drohy671/
Drieh671/
Droeh671/
Drrer671/
Dryjs671/
Droye671/
Dresd671/
Dreet671/
Dreds670/
Dreyhaus670/
Drerr670/
Dreud670/

Drey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drey in the Russian language
Дрейdrej-

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