Drieu Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Drieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2601:52,7166,936
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Jersey101:9,9202,003
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey181:2,882475
Guernsey11:32,6562,283

Drieu (20) may also be a first name.

Drieu Last Name Facts

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

Drieu is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drieu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 288,583rd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name Drieu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Drieu are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 1,260 people, or 1 in 52,716. In France Drieu is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 57 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 6 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Jersey, where 1 percent live.

Drieu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drieu last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Drieu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.6% more than the national average, earning $54,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driu89382/
Driehus831/
Dreau80554/
Drius80155/
Driou8099/
Druiu8078/
Dreju8027/
Dreou801/
D'Riu801/
Driua801/
Driyu801/
Driehaus77160/
Driuch736/
Dragiu732/
Drehut731/
Drihui731/
Drehou731/
Dreouz731/
Dryu67251/
Dreujou6736/
Drehush6734/
Dragiou6718/
Dreihus6710/
De'herieux671/
Dreyhus671/
Drihaus671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Drieu
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