Driske Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

Driske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Scotland131:411,83217,291
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Driske Last Name Facts

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

Driske is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driske? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. Driske occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Driske live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Driske is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany Driske is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Driske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Driske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Driske last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dreiske92148/
Drisker9260/
Drisket9251/
Driskes9220/
Drieske9217/
Driskey921/
Driskeu921/
Driskie920/
Driskee920/
Drisk917/
Dreisker8610/
Draisker864/
Driskett863/
Dreske83177/
Driska8395/
Druske8329/
Driski837/
Drisky832/
Dreiszker8090/
Dreissker808/
Dreischke805/
Dreisecke803/
Dretske7798/
Dreiska7763/
Dredske7729/
Dreiski7728/
Draiska7726/
Dresker779/
Druszke777/
Druskee776/
Driskaj775/
Dreskes773/
Drisque773/
Droiska772/
Dreskey771/
Dreisky771/
Druskie771/
Dreszke771/
Dresske770/
Drisc731/
Druschke71588/
Dreschke7143/
Dreißker715/
Drusckke715/
Druitsky711/
Dhriskha711/
Droiskij711/
Driesque711/
Drescker711/
Dreuskie710/
Dreska67296/
Druski6766/
Drusky6758/
Dreßke6731/
Dresky679/
Dryska676/
Drēska672/
Drysek672/
Dreski671/
Driscp671/
Dryski671/

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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 Driske
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