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

Dräger is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Drager. For other possible spellings of Dräger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dräger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dräger reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany it is most common in: Berlin, where 45 percent live, Hamburg, where 11 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

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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  • 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 Dräger
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