Driss Surname

35,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Driss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5,9901:6,4491,062
Morocco5,2481:6,569798
Iraq6921:50,6092,011
France6101:108,89016,211
Lebanon5891:9,5711,448
Niger2841:67,5783,082
Jordan2131:41,5144,565
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Tunisia1561:3,914597
Yemen1451:182,2438,191
Spain1311:356,88620,305
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Mauritania1221:33,5642,716
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Palestine151:303,25710,878
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Driss (226,525) may also be a first name.

Driss Last Name Facts

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

Driss (Arabic: دريس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲ, Russian: Дрисс) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,539th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 490,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Driss reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Mahgreb. Driss is also the 4,634th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 226,525 people.

Driss is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 5,990 people, or 1 in 6,449. In Algeria Driss is primarily found in: Oran Province, where 19 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 11 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 35 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.

Driss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Driss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Driss last name grew 1,155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Shiite (92%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Driss surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Driss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $38,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $41,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draiss91847/
Dreiss91296/
Driess91122/
Drisse91111/
Tdriss911/
Dris8913,178/
Dreisse837/
D'Risse831/
Draisse831/
Dries807,509/
Dress802,915/
Dreis801,001/
Drais80859/
Drish80699/
Drise8027/
Druis8024/
Drist8019/
Drois8014/
Drisd804/
Drios803/
Tdris803/
D'Ris801/
Drris801/
Dryss801/
Drzis801/
Hdris801/
Drixs801/
Drhis801/
Drihs800/
Driessch771/
Dri755,496/
Dresse73658/
Dreise73417/
Drisch73194/
Dreist73138/
Draise73107/
Drayss7343/
Druist7330/
Driehs7326/
Dreiås7324/
Draits7312/
Droish7311/
Dreess7310/
Dressø738/
Droise734/
Druish734/
Dreits734/
Dreuss733/
Dreihs732/
Dreass732/
Droits732/
Dreish731/
Hdrris731/
Drishe731/
D'Reis731/
Dreyss731/
Dreids731/
Dreijs731/
Drruis731/
Druits731/
Draish731/
Druise730/
Driesh730/
Drai676,362/
Driz673,424/
Drid673,261/
Drio672,611/
Drei672,090/
Dres671,693/
Driesch67753/
Drui67621/
Drie67404/
Dreisch67263/
Drys67153/
Dreysse67113/
Droi6782/
Drishch6763/
Dőri6759/
Druijts6755/
Drix6754/
Driy6749/
Dhri6725/
Drij6724/
Drit6718/
Drih6716/
Drii6710/
Drip676/
Hdri674/
Dryi673/
Drzi673/
Druggis672/
Drgi672/
Dreasse672/
Deheris671/
Draiseh671/
Droggis671/
D'Ri671/
Tdri671/
Drhi671/
Dhreshs671/
Drischt670/
Dreishe670/
Dressse670/

Driss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Driss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys90.57
ﺇﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys5.66
ﺍﺭﺩﻳﺲardys1.89
ﺩﺭﻳﺲdrys1.89
Driss in the Russian language
Дриссdriss-
Driss in the Arabic language
دريسdrys-

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