Dries Surname

66,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dries Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the name Andreas, meaning 'manly'.

Dries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,6361:23,6134,300
United States1,6251:223,05221,593
Belgium1,5401:7,4651,005
Netherlands8081:20,9003,314
Germany7551:106,63013,171
Australia4281:63,0747,591
Israel2021:42,3655,758
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
France881:754,80492,996
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Canada541:682,32655,162
England521:1,071,50151,923
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

The alternate forms: Driès (1) are calculated separately.

Dries (9,244) may also be a first name.

Dries Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the name Andreas, meaning 'manly'.

- dogen

Dries Last Name Facts

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

Dries is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Driès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dries? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,379th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 970,508 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Dries are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 64,580th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 9,244 people.

The surname Dries is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 1,636 people, or 1 in 23,613. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Béjaïa Province, where 84 percent reside, Boumerdès Province, where 10 percent reside and El Taref Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Algeria it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 21 percent reside.

Dries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dries last name expanded 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dries Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dries last name are 4.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.09% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driès931/
Driest91291/
Driese91166/
Driess91122/
Driehs9126/
Drieas917/
Dreies911/
Driees911/
Draies911/
Driyes911/
Driesh910/
Dris8913,178/
Dres891,693/
Drie89404/
Driesch83753/
Driesse83577/
Drogies83104/
Drugies836/
Drigges834/
Driss8014,867/
Drees8011,928/
Dress802,915/
Drier801,139/
Dreis801,001/
Drese80915/
Drice80896/
Drais80859/
Drish80699/
Dreas80574/
Drije80264/
Dresp80231/
Droes80201/
Dresh80193/
Drieß80172/
Dreus80129/
Drets80108/
Drehs8093/
Dreys8055/
Driez8045/
Drejs8035/
Driey8030/
Drise8027/
Drues8024/
Driet8024/
Druis8024/
Drist8019/
Drois8014/
Dresz8010/
Drieň8010/
Drest807/
Dried807/
Drisd804/
Drios803/
Tdris803/
Drezs802/
D'Ris801/
Drris801/
Dryes801/
Drzis801/
Dhrie801/
Drzes801/
Drieh801/
Hdris801/
Drixs801/
Drhis801/
Dresd801/
Dreds800/
Draes800/
Drihs800/
Driehuis77506/
Driehuys7736/
Driesche7717/
Driessch771/
Driehais770/
Dresch735,355/
Draiss73847/
Driche73845/
Dreese73740/
Dresse73658/
Dreise73417/
Dreiss73296/
Drisch73194/
Drietz73163/
Dreist73138/
Drajie73117/
Drisse73111/
Draise73107/
Drieth7387/
Dreyse7376/
Driece7369/
Dreyts7366/
Drejas7366/
Dreuse7356/
Droues7339/
Drijer7330/
Druist7330/
Druiez7325/
Dreiås7324/
Dreads7318/
Draiye7318/
Drijas7316/
Draits7312/
Droish7311/
Dreess7310/
Droesh739/
Dreyes738/
Dreush738/
Driech738/
Dressø738/
Draije736/
Drejes735/
Dreice735/
Droise734/
Druish734/
Dreits734/
Drhier733/
Dreuss733/
Dreyas733/
Tdrees733/
Drayes732/
Drease732/
Dreihs732/
Draice732/
Dreass732/
Droits732/
Drehse732/
Hdresh731/
Draius731/
Draues731/
Dreash731/
Dreast731/
Dreest731/
Dreish731/
Dresdh731/
Dreshh731/
Dresth731/
Dreues731/
Drioea731/
Droyes731/
Hdrris731/
Drishe731/
Driise731/
D'Reis731/
D'Ried731/
Dréges731/
Dreyss731/
Dreids731/
Dreijs731/
Drruis731/
Druits731/
Driehr731/
Driiss731/
Tdriss731/
Tdrres731/
Draish731/
Drawes730/
Druice730/
Druise730/
Druesh730/
Driher730/
Driett730/
Dreios730/
Dhrier730/
Druess730/
Drowes730/
Driessche71139/
Driehuijs7188/
Driz673,424/
Drye673,140/
Drej671,987/
Draijer67747/
Droesch67684/
Dreijer67624/
Draaier67588/
Drez67346/
Dreisch67263/
Dreß67205/
Drys67153/
Dreysse67113/
Dretsch6797/
Dreesch6786/
Drishch6763/
Draiche6760/
Druijts6755/
Drix6754/
Dreč6747/
Drge6742/
Drejasz6742/
Dreusch6719/
Dragges6717/
Drji6714/
Dresche6712/
Dreusse6710/
Dreihus6710/
Dreshch679/
Dreisse677/
Drex676/
Drié674/
Drowesh674/
Dreiyer673/
D'Reyes673/
Druggis672/
Drieschová672/
Drehesh672/
Dreasse672/
Druiche672/
D'Reije671/
D'Risse671/
Deheris671/
Draiseh671/
Draiusz671/
Drajier671/
Dresova671/
Driggis671/
Droggis671/
Druesch671/
Dreyhus671/
Dreiche671/
D'Reese671/
D'Roess671/
Drawesh671/
Draisse671/
Dreeshh671/
Dreś671/
Drieche671/
Drriche671/
Dhreshs671/
Drischt670/
Drouyes670/
Dreyier670/
Dreishe670/
Dressse670/

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