Driftmeyer Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Driftmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driftmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Driftmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Driftmeyer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Driftmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driftmeyer is the 1,795,579th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Driftmeyer are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany Driftmeyer is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Driftmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Driftmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driftmeyer surname rose 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driftmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Driftmeyer surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Driftmeyer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.39% more than the national average, earning $70,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driftmyer9572/
Driftmeer951/
Driftmeier9063/
Triftmeyer900/
Driftmier84104/
Dreftmyer841/
Driftmire740/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Driftmeyer
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