Drigel Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Drigel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drigel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus631:150,81020,737
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Drígel (8) are calculated separately.

Drigel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drigel (Russian: Дригель) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Drígel. Click here for other possible spellings of Drigel.

How Common Is The Last Name Drigel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Drigel is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Drigel are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 150,810. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Minsk Region, where 49 percent reside, Mogilev Region, where 37 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Belarus it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Drigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drigel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Drigel last name expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drigel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Drigel last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Drigel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.74% more than the national average, earning $55,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drígel948/
Driguel924/
Dreigel920/
D'Riegel861/
Dreiguel861/
Drisgell860/
Dregel8317/
Drisel831/
Dricel830/
Drigelová801/
Drygiel77522/
Driesel77388/
Drighil77170/
Drichel77104/
Dreisel7721/
Drikhel7716/
Dregiel7710/
Dreizel776/
Draizel774/
Drisgil772/
Drisell772/
Druisel771/
D'Regel771/
Dreygel771/
Dreggel771/
Dresiel770/
Drizell770/
Driscel770/
Dricell770/
Drisael770/
Drexl731,642/
Dresl7363/
Dreßl7333/
Drixl7331/
Drešl7316/
Drißl735/
Drygl731/
Drichelt7135/
Dreichel7133/
Drisgill7123/
Drzygiel7114/
Driesell7112/
Driglova7110/
Driechel719/
Dreangel718/
Dreikhel715/
Driscell714/
Drichele711/
Drayngel711/
Dreisell710/
Drexel673,182/
Dresel672,611/
Dressl6731/
Drejsl6723/
Drexil6714/
Drezel674/
Dreszl673/
Drysel673/
Droidziel671/
Drezil671/
Drizil671/
Dritchell671/
Dresil671/
Drejel671/
Dreiseldt671/
Dricll670/

Drigel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drigel in the Russian language
Дригельdrigel-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drigel
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