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 Dries Salary in
United States
$45,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dries is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Driès. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dries? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 66,379th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 970,508 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name in the world, held by 9,244 people.
The surname Dries is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,636 people, or 1 in 23,613. In Algeria Dries is mostly found in: Béjaïa Province, where 84 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 10 percent live and El Taref Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 21 percent live.
Dries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 bearing the Dries surname are 4.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.09% registered with 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
- 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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