Drieka Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Drieka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Drieka (406) may also be a first name.
Drieka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drieka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Drieka occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Drieka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Drieka is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Drieka are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 427,982nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 406 people.
Drieka is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 88 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Latvia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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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 Drieka
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