Driesten Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Driesten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driesten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Driesten Last Name Facts

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

Driesten is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Driesten.

How Common Is The Last Name Driesten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driesten is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Driesten are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Driesten is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, Gelderland, where 27 percent are found and Friesland, where 20 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driessteen890/
Drijsten886/
Dreisten881/
Drysten8011/
Drestin802/
Dristin800/
Dreissteen780/
Drgestin7572/
Dristina754/
Drichten750/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Driesten
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