Driemeyer Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Driemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2961:183,03320,025
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Driemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Driemeyer occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Driemeyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driemeyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 425,776th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,974,810 people. Driemeyer is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Driemeyer are found; 36 percent are found in Southern Africa and 36 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Driemeyer is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 183,033. In South Africa Driemeyer is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Limpopo, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Driemeyer occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Driemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Driemeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driemeyer surname expanded 374 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Driemeyer surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Driemeyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.96% more than the national average, earning R 384,888 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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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 Driemeyer
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