Driessens Surname

199,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Driessens Surname User-submission:

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

Driessens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4481:7,9401,100
Netherlands3931:42,9707,288
France951:699,18788,446
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia311:870,82953,581
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Driessens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Driessens Last Name Facts

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

Driessens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driessens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,192nd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. The surname Driessens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Driessens live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 1,448 people, or 1 in 7,940. In Belgium Driessens is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent live, Walloon Region, where 14 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Belgium it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Driessens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Driessens last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Driessens earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driesens94306/
Drissens9410/
Dressens948/
Dreessens8960/
Dreissens894/
Dresens88182/
Driessensová861/
Dreesens82115/
Dryssens8219/
Drisins751/
Dreezens7165/
Dreixens711/
Droiggens670/
Dryens670/
Drezins6334/
Drizins634/
Driggins59219/
Drriggins560/
Dreaems501/

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