Driessel Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

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

Driessel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driessel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Driessel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Driessel occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Driessel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driessel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driessel is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Driessel reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Driessel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Driessel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driessel last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driessel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Driessel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 235.73% more than the national average, earning R 797,820 per year and in United States they earn 13.77% less than the national average, earning $37,206 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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  • 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 Driessel
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