Drief Surname

142,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Drief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,9771:17,4392,658
Algeria1,0701:36,1046,539
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Drief Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drief occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Drief click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drief? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,851st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,341,004 people. Drief occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Drief reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Drief is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,977 people, or 1 in 17,439. Without taking into account Morocco it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draief9111/
Driyef913/
Driefs910/
Drif8911,425/
Dref89575/
Dhraief8352/
Dreyief836/
Drefs80931/
Dreef80320/
Druif80189/
Drift8098/
Dhrif8079/
Drife8060/
Drieb8030/
Driff8028/
Dreif8022/
Draif8018/
Dreff8017/
Driev8011/
Drgif807/
Dryef805/
Dreyf805/
Drifh804/
Dreft801/
Drrif801/
Drefe801/
Driew801/
Drjif801/
Draef800/
Dragieff7710/
Dreffs73270/
Drayef73250/
Druijf73106/
Druiff7338/
Drewfs7328/
Dreefs7314/
Dreifs737/
Drziev733/
Dhreef731/
Dreefe731/
Dreift731/
Droiev731/
D'Roif731/
Dhraif731/
Draiaf731/
Dreyfs731/
Driyaf731/
Driyev731/
Drew6762,163/
Dragiev67887/
Drev67434/
Druijff67161/
Drib6797/
Dreb6715/
Driv676/
Dreifch672/
Dreifhe672/
Dragiew671/
Driffth671/
Dreyffe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drief
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