Driedger Surname

139,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Driedger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driedger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,7301:13,4971,991
Germany2091:385,19436,091
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Mexico721:1,723,97517,448
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Driedger (17) may also be a first name.

Driedger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Driedger is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Driedger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driedger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,962nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,283,781 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Driedger live; 92 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Driedger is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 13,497. In Canada Driedger is mostly found in: Manitoba, where 34 percent are found, Alberta, where 28 percent are found and Ontario, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Canada this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Driedger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Driedger are 12.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Driedger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $46,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dridger93223/
Dredger93136/
Drieger936/
Driedinger891/
Driegert8861/
Dreidger884/
Dreadger883/
Driedher882/
Driedeer881/
Driege8666/
Dridinger821/
Dreider8053/
Droeder807/
Dreader803/
Drieser802/
Drejger802/
Driehge801/
Driejer801/
Dreidinger781/
Driese71166/
Drieze7128/
Dreaegert711/
Driezes6769/
Drejzer671/
Draidir671/
Drejgier6322/
Drieci5714/
Driesi572/
Drieża571/
Drieza571/
Driise571/
Driezis533/
Driežis531/

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Driedger 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.

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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 Driedger
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