Dries Surname
Approximately 7,509 people bear this surname
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This surname is derived from the name Andreas, meaning 'manly'.
Dries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,636 | 1:23,613 | 4,300 |
| United States | 1,625 | 1:223,052 | 21,593 |
| Belgium | 1,540 | 1:7,465 | 1,005 |
| Netherlands | 808 | 1:20,900 | 3,314 |
| Germany | 755 | 1:106,630 | 13,171 |
| Australia | 428 | 1:63,074 | 7,591 |
| Israel | 202 | 1:42,365 | 5,758 |
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
The alternate forms: Driès (1) are calculated separately.
Dries (9,244) may also be a first name.
Dries Surname Meaning
Dries Demographics
Average Male Dries Height
176.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dries is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Driès. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dries? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,379th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 970,508 people. The last name Dries is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Dries live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dries is also the 64,580th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,244 people.
Dries is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,636 people, or 1 in 23,613. In Algeria Dries is mostly found in: Béjaïa Province, where 84 percent are found, Boumerdès Province, where 10 percent are found and El Taref Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Algeria Dries is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Belgium, where 21 percent are found.
Dries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dries surname increased 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dries Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dries last name are 4.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dries earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.37% more than the national average, earning R 618,744 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning $65,653 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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