Dryson Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dryson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dryson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Israel171:503,39037,521
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Dryson (480) may also be a first name.

Dryson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dryson is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dryson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Dryson is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Dryson are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dryson is also the 388,155th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 480 people.

Dryson is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Dryson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dryson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dryson surname declined 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dryson Last Name Statistics demography

Dryson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drayson92711/
Drysson921/
Drysén8338/
Drysen8335/
Drison836/
Dreson833/
Drysan831/
Drycon831/
Droysen7752/
Dresson7727/
Dreeson7725/
Draycon7716/
Drieson773/
Dreison772/
Dreason771/
Draison771/
Drisson770/
Driscon770/
Draytsun716/
Driesson712/
Dreidson711/
D'Reason711/
Drisconn710/
Dresen673,072/
Dryzun6748/
Dresan6738/
Drezon6714/
Drisan6712/
Drisun6711/
Dryshchan6710/
Drisen675/
Drexon673/
Drizon673/
Dresun672/
Dricon671/
Dryzen671/
Dreisohne670/

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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 Dryson
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