Driffen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Driffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Driffen Last Name Facts

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

Driffen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Driffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driffen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Driffen live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Connecticut, where 60 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and South Carolina, where 20 percent live.

Driffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Driffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driffen last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driffen Last Name Statistics demography

Driffen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drieffen931/
Droiffen931/
Driffin86111/
Dreffen860/
Dreffien8018/
Drifin773/
Druffin7156/
Dreffin7116/
Dreefen718/
Drifina711/
Dreffing671/
Drefin6214/
Drufin626/

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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 Driffen
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