Dräger Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Dräger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dräger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Austria461:185,11823,639
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Drager (2,667) are calculated separately.

Dräger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dräger is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Drager. Click here for other possible spellings of Dräger.

How Common Is The Last Name Dräger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,181,191st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Dräger is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dräger are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany Dräger is most numerous in: Berlin, where 45 percent are found, Hamburg, where 11 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drager942,667/
Drägert923/
Dreger838,700/
Droger8391/
Driger8333/
Dröger834/
Dryger833/
Draeger777,450/
Dregier77231/
Dregger77188/
Droeger77175/
Dreager77138/
Drigert7786/
Dregert7783/
Drigger7749/
Dreiger7738/
Dreyger7724/
Dragger7717/
Dregere7717/
Drygier7714/
Drogier7712/
Drieger776/
Dreguer774/
Dregher772/
Dragher771/
Drygert771/
Dreeger771/
Drēgere771/
Drheger771/
Draager770/
Draiger770/
Dreißger7177/
Dreinger7110/
Dreisger713/
Draegger711/
Driekger711/
Drygiert711/
Drescger711/
Dreigere711/
Dreigert710/
Dreigher710/
Dreissger6721/
Dragir679/
Drigir677/
Dregerová676/
Drigre671/
Dregoire5714/
Drégoire571/

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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 Dräger
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