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 last name Drigel (Russian: Дригель) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Drígel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drigel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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.

It is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 150,810. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 49 percent reside, Mogilev Region, where 37 percent reside and Vitebsk Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Belarus this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drigel Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Drigel surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political 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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  • 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 Drigel
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