Dreyer Surname

10,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dreyer Surname Definition:

(1) Old German Coin (Three Hellers). (2) “Turner” in Dutch (Draaier).

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Dreyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,2671:4,407507
South Africa14,7291:3,678486
United States10,0021:36,2394,501
France1,9731:33,6664,099
Brazil1,5051:142,2425,435
Denmark1,0991:5,136465
Namibia6401:3,765678
Switzerland6111:13,4422,218
Australia5811:46,4645,816
Norway5681:9,053959
England3841:145,09913,995
Canada3591:102,63411,114
Argentina2481:172,35214,479
Uruguay2351:14,6031,661
Israel1741:49,1826,479
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Austria1051:81,09912,173
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Poland891:427,06544,572
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Chile671:262,9327,829
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
China141:97,665,8265,141
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Greenland71:8,054710
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8451:59,4306,565

Dreyer (133) may also be a first name.

Dreyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Old German Coin (Three Hellers). (2) “Turner” in Dutch (Draaier).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname may be derived from an old 3-penny coin, called the "Dreier"; or from the profession of a dreher, which is a 'turner', someone who uses a lathe to shape something.

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Dreyer Last Name Facts

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

Dreyer (Arabic: دراير, Russian: Дрейер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dreyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,674th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 138,344 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Dreyer are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dreyer is also the 804,402nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 133 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 18,267 people, or 1 in 4,407. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany Dreyer is found in 90 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Dreyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dreyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dreyer last name grew 1,184 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dreyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dreyer surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dreyer last name are 18.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.87% registered with the party.

The amount Dreyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning 346,962 kr per year; in Peru they earn 305.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 78,656 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.01% more than the national average, earning R 463,416 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $54,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreyere922/
Hdreyer922/
Dreyher921/
Dreyeer920/
Dreyier920/
Dryer914,675/
Dreer911,414/
Dreyr914/
Dreier8316,838/
Drayer832,306/
Drejer832,143/
Droyer83403/
Dryjer83313/
Druyer83164/
Dryier8342/
Dreuer8321/
Dreyar8321/
Dräyer8310/
Drøyer839/
Driyer834/
Dreyor832/
Dreyre830/
Dreyerová805/
Drouyer77283/
Dregier77231/
Dregger77188/
Dreiher7723/
Drygier7714/
Drieier772/
Dreiere772/
Drejere772/
Driejer771/
Drayher770/
Drier731,139/
Druer7399/
Draer7397/
Dreir7315/
Drear7312/
Droer733/
Dreur731/
Droyerre715/
Drouyere711/
Drajer67358/
Drower67323/
Drawer67259/
Druyor67222/
Draier6766/
Dreure6736/
Drijer6730/
Drauer6717/
Druier6715/
Driear6715/
Drhaer6711/
Drayerová679/
Drehar674/
Drhier673/
Dreire672/
Driehr671/
Drearz671/
Drojer671/
Dreierová671/
Driyar671/
Drayor670/
Dreahr670/
Draehr670/
Dreiur670/
Dhrier670/

Dreyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dreyer in the Russian language
Дрейерdrejer-
Dreyer in the Arabic language
درايرdrayr-

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Dreyer Reference & Research

Dreger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Dryer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Troyer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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