Daraban Surname

89,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Daraban Surname User-submission:

The Daraban surname means 'royal drummer'.

Daraban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,6921:5,438740
Moldova8251:4,317617
Iran3141:244,53018,603
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
India1241:6,186,011143,436
Ukraine931:489,49156,515
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Austria211:405,49741,758
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Serbia131:549,61120,712
England131:4,286,005132,302
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France41:16,605,680368,153
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Darabán (80), Dărăban (587) & Däräban (1) are calculated separately.

Daraban (735) may also be a first name.

Daraban Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Daraban surname means 'royal drummer'.

- sdaraban75

Daraban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daraban (Hindi: दरबान, Marathi: दरबन, Oriya: ଦରବାନ, Russian: Дарабан) is found most frequently in Romania. It may occur in the variant forms: Darabán, Dărăban or Däräban. Click here to see other potential spellings of Daraban.

How Common Is The Last Name Daraban? popularity and diffusion

The surname Daraban is the 89,130th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,353,305 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Daraban are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 303,693rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 735 people.

This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 3,692 people, or 1 in 5,438. In Romania Daraban is most prevalent in: Bihor County, where 21 percent live, Satu Mare County, where 11 percent live and Maramureș County, where 7 percent live. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 15 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Daraban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Daraban are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Daraban earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Daraban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daraban in the Oriya language
ଦରବାନdarabana-
Daraban in the Marathi language
दरबनdarabana-
Daraban in the Hindi language
दरबानdarabana99.19
दरबनdarabana0.27
दरपानdarapana0.27
दारबांdarabam0.27
Daraban in the Russian language
Дарабанdaraban-

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