Driesen Surname

85,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Driesen Surname User-submission:

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

Driesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,5791:3,212321
Netherlands8221:20,5443,245
Germany6771:118,91514,600
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
France551:1,207,686126,065
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia491:550,93340,757
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Croatia81:528,57638,675
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Driesen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- dogen

Driesen Last Name Facts

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

Driesen is found most frequently in Belgium. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driesen is the 85,266th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,287,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Driesen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,579 people, or 1 in 3,212. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Driesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Driesen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Driesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Driesen last name are 41.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Driesen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driessen9315,786/
Driehsen9358/
Drieshen9331/
Drieszen9310/
Dresen923,072/
Drisen925/
Dreesen863,215/
Drießen861,934/
Dressen861,288/
Drissen86794/
Drehsen86559/
Driezen86284/
Driegen86148/
Drijsen8654/
Dreisen8642/
Droesen8638/
Draisen8636/
Dreasen867/
Droisen866/
Drieson863/
Dredsen861/
Dreseen861/
Dreszen861/
Dreusen861/
Drihsen861/
Drisien861/
Dreshen860/
Drien83130/
Driesschen829/
Dreessen801,545/
Dreissen80200/
Dreeszen80196/
Dreeshen8036/
Dreehsen8035/
Driesang805/
Driesson802/
Driessem802/
Dreschen801/
Driessan801/
Drischen801/
Dressend801/
Dreiszen801/
Drissien801/
Dreesjen800/
Droissen800/
Drisasen800/
Driessin800/
Driessenová781/
Dreßen771,902/
Drezen77412/
Drißen77110/
Drizen7784/
Dresin7768/
Drusen7742/
Dresan7738/
Drysen7735/
Driend7722/
Drihen7717/
Drisin7717/
Drisan7712/
Driene778/
Drison776/
Dregen776/
Dreson773/
Dresne772/
Drexen771/
Drehen770/
Dressn770/
Drietchen7529/
Driessang752/
Droeschen751/
Drissenne751/
Drisanh7111,904/
Dreeßen71514/
Drisang71243/
Dreezen71238/
Dresing71217/
Driehuizen71114/
Dresang71113/
Dreizen7192/
Draizen7154/
Droysen7152/
Draisin7146/
Dressin7139/
Dreißen7138/
Drechen7136/
Dreisin7127/
Dresson7127/
Dreazen7125/
Dreeson7125/
Dreyzen7117/
Dreshin7112/
Dritsan7112/
Driehuyzen7111/
Dresjan7110/
Drishan714/
Dressan713/
Dreison712/
Drishin712/
Drissin712/
Drisand711/
Dreason711/
Dreesan711/
Dreesin711/
Dresand711/
Dresane711/
Dressenová711/
Drusien711/
Drissan711/
Drissem711/
Dreshan711/
Dredgen711/
Dreesem711/
Dregien711/
Drienne711/
Droizen711/
Draison711/
Droeson710/
Drussen710/
Driggen710/
Drisson710/
Drausen710/
Drising710/
Driscin710/
Dresgne710/
Dreegen710/
Dressem710/
Dressing67319/
Drisangh6798/
Dreising6769/
Drienová6756/
Drižienė6745/
Dretchen6742/
Dryen6729/
Dreshina6727/
Dreizzen6717/
Draisanh6712/
Drizn6711/
Druschen6710/
Driin679/
Drisandh679/
Dryžienė679/
Drienova678/
Dreizehn677/
Dhrisanh677/
Drischin675/
Drusienė674/
Driisanh673/
Driem672/
Dreigenn672/
Draaijen672/
Dreshyna672/
Dreichen671/
Dreshaun671/
Dressien671/
Gydrienė671/
D'Reason671/
Draisang671/
Drecn671/
Dreeshan671/
Drrisanh671/
Drouhsen671/
Drießang671/
Drisamnh671/
Drishina671/
Drissang671/
Drjen671/
Dreidson671/
Dreissan671/
Drissing670/
Dryedson670/
Druesson670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Driesen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis