Drake Forename
68,611th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 8,446 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru
Drake Forename User-submission:
The forename Drake or Draki means 'dragon'. It comes from the Proto-Germanic word *drakô, which meant 'dragon', borrowed from the Latin dracō or dracco, borrowed in its turn from the Ancient Greek δράκων or drákon, which is cognate to the word dragon.
Read More About This ForenameDrake Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 5,518 | 1:65,701 | 3,371 |
| Uganda | 99% | 1,682 | 1:24,350 | 1,849 |
| Malawi | 100% | 275 | 1:62,227 | 3,900 |
| Canada | 100% | 236 | 1:140,396 | 6,204 |
| Philippines | 100% | 123 | 1:861,866 | 24,554 |
| Russia | 100% | 49 | 1:2,943,545 | 17,266 |
| England | 71% | 49 | 1:1,134,753 | 17,965 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 48 | 1:149,000 | 10,084 |
| Brazil | 100% | 30 | 1:7,141,205 | 98,999 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 28 | 1:550,851 | 23,998 |
| India | 100% | 28 | 1:43,388,499 | 783,893 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 25 | 1:7,102,574 | 96,430 |
| South Africa | 100% | 22 | 1:2,478,757 | 68,223 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 19 | 1:889,583 | 16,206 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Thailand | 90% | 19 | 1:3,687,674 | 78,779 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Australia | - | 14 | 1:975,544 | 11,712 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 13 | 1:2,342,303 | 65,302 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Mexico | 100% | 11 | 1:11,285,857 | 32,937 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Peru | 100% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Syria | - | 4 | 1:4,826,519 | 5,774 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Poland | 93% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Israel | 67% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
Drake (110,641) may also be a surname.
Drake Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The forename Drake or Draki means 'dragon'. It comes from the Proto-Germanic word *drakô, which meant 'dragon', borrowed from the Latin dracō or dracco, borrowed in its turn from the Ancient Greek δράκων or drákon, which is cognate to the word dragon. The Ancient Greek δράκων meant 'serpent' or 'giant seafish'. This word came from the Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-, perfective form for the verb 'to see'.
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Drake Demographics
Average Drake Salary in
United States
$49,705 USD
Per year
Rank:
129,792 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00133192
Rank: 3,613 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
114.19%
Sample size: 2,209 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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