Driessen Surname

33,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Driessen Surname User-submission:

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

Driessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11,5691:1,46081
United States1,1431:317,11228,974
Germany1,1351:70,9309,023
Belgium7011:16,4002,509
Australia4071:66,3297,905
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Canada1311:281,26426,302
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
South Africa751:722,36951,132
England551:1,013,05650,089
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
France451:1,476,060142,161
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Driessen (16) may also be a first name.

Driessen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- dogen

Driessen Last Name Facts

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

Driessen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Driessen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driessen is the 33,635th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 461,646 people. The last name Driessen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Driessen live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 11,569 people, or 1 in 1,460. In The Netherlands Driessen is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 25 percent are found, Gelderland, where 23 percent are found and North Brabant, where 20 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Driessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Driessen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driessen surname expanded 4,763 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Driessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Driessen are 35.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Driessen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning 312,930 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning R 270,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driesen935,659/
Dressen931,288/
Drissen93794/
Driesschen899/
Dreessen881,545/
Dreissen88200/
Driehsen8858/
Drieshen8831/
Drieszen8810/
Driesson882/
Driessem882/
Dressien881/
Driessan881/
Dressend881/
Drissien881/
Droissen880/
Drisasen880/
Driessin880/
Dresen863,072/
Drisen865/
Driessenová841/
Driessang822/
Drissenne821/
Dreesen803,215/
Drießen801,934/
Drehsen80559/
Driezen80284/
Drijsen8054/
Dreisen8042/
Dressin8039/
Droesen8038/
Draisen8036/
Dresson8027/
Dreasen807/
Droisen806/
Drieson803/
Dressan803/
Drissin802/
Dredsen801/
Dreseen801/
Dreszen801/
Dreusen801/
Drissan801/
Drissem801/
Drihsen801/
Drisien801/
Drussen800/
Dreshen800/
Drisson800/
Dressem800/
Dressenová781/
Drien77130/
Dressing75319/
Dreeszen75196/
Dreeshen7536/
Dreehsen7535/
Driesang755/
Dreschen751/
Drischen751/
Dreiszen751/
Drissang751/
Dreissan751/
Dreesjen750/
Drissing750/
Druesson750/
Dreßen711,902/
Drezen71412/
Droussent71117/
Drißen71110/
Drizen7184/
Dresin7168/
Drusen7142/
Dresan7138/
Drysen7135/
Drietchen7129/
Driend7122/
Drihen7117/
Drisin7117/
Drisan7112/
Driene718/
Drison716/
Dreissing716/
Dreson713/
Dressandt711/
Droeschen711/
Dreyssing711/
Drexen711/
Drehen710/
Drisanh6711,904/
Dreeßen67514/
Drisang67243/
Dreezen67238/
Dresing67217/
Dresang67113/
Dreizen6792/
Draizen6754/
Droysen6752/
Draisin6746/
Dreißen6738/
Drechen6736/
Dreisin6727/
Dreazen6725/
Dreeson6725/
Dreyzen6717/
Dreshin6712/
Dritsan6712/
Dresjan6710/
Drishan674/
Dreison672/
Drishin672/
Drisand671/
Dreason671/
Dreesan671/
Dreesin671/
Dresand671/
Dresane671/
Drusien671/
Drysson671/
Dreshan671/
Dreesem671/
Drienne671/
Droizen671/
Draison671/
Droeson670/
Drausen670/
Drising670/
Driscin670/

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