Drieghe Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Drieghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drieghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5551:20,7153,202
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Drieghe Last Name Facts

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

Drieghe is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drieghe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 545,543rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Drieghe reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 20,715. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Drieghe Last Name Statistics demography

Drieghe earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning $41,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drieghhe931/
Driege9266/
Drighes8613/
Drieger866/
Dregher862/
Driehge861/
Drege83382/
Drieguez8080/
Driekger801/
Dreigher800/
Dreger778,700/
Droege772,335/
Draege7753/
Dreges7735/
Draghe7713/
Druege778/
Drighi775/
Driega775/
Dregge773/
Drigha771/
Dreage771/
Drrege771/
Drigee770/
Draighead751/
Dregger71188/
Dreager71138/
Dreyger7124/
Drighès716/
Dreguer714/
Dregich714/
Drejger712/
Dragieh712/
Dregues711/
Draughe711/
Dreeger711/
Drheger711/
Driga671,281/
Drega67129/
Drige6734/
Dregi6711/
Drigă676/
Driengay675/
Drigi672/
Drescger671/
Draughey670/
Dreugued670/
Draugher670/

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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
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  • 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 Drieghe
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