Driest Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Driest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Driest Last Name Facts

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

Driest occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Driest are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 92,787. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 40 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Flevoland, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Driest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Driest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driest last name expanded 361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Driest last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Driest earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $47,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dries917,509/
Driet9124/
Drist9119/
Drest917/
Dreste83330/
Driese83166/
Drietz83163/
Dreist83138/
Driess83122/
Drieth8387/
Driste8369/
Druist8330/
Driehs8326/
Droest832/
Druest831/
Dreast831/
Dreest831/
Dresth831/
Driees831/
Driesh830/
Driett830/
Drie80404/
Driesch77753/
Driesse77577/
Driette771/
Drischt770/
Drier731,139/
Drust73828/
Drije73264/
Drieß73172/
Driez7345/
Drejs7335/
Driey7330/
Drieň7310/
Dried737/
Drisd734/
Dryes731/
Dresd731/
Driès731/
Drieh731/
Drext731/
Dryet731/
Dhrie731/
Driehuis71506/
Drestová7153/
Driehuys7136/
Draggist7126/
Driesche7117/
Druggist712/
Droischt712/
Dristova711/
Driessch711/
Driehais710/
Dreesthe710/
Driessche67139/
Drajie67117/
Driehuijs6788/
Driece6769/
Drijer6730/
Draiye6718/
Driech678/
Draije676/
Drecht675/
Drhier673/
Droust672/
Driiss671/
Dréges671/
Dresdh671/
Drioea671/
Driise671/
Driehr671/
D'Ried671/
Druhst670/
Driher670/
Dhrier670/

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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 Driest
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