Draai Surname

170,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Draai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Draai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3871:22,6972,882
Algeria801:482,89436,623
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Draai Last Name Facts

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

Draai occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Draai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Draai is the 170,894th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,890,736 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Draai are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Draai is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,387 people, or 1 in 22,697. In South Africa Draai is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Draai Last Name Statistics demography

Draai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32% less than the national average, earning R 161,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drahai9110/
Draaij919/
Draaji911/
Drai896,362/
Draa892,443/
Draiaia83469/
Drgahai838/
Draha80993/
Draia80936/
Drais80859/
Draji80368/
Drayi80316/
Draja80119/
Draad80112/
Draaz80106/
Draat8029/
Draid8025/
Draay8023/
Draiz8021/
Drait8015/
Draie8013/
Draih8011/
Draňa8011/
Draya808/
Draij805/
Draip805/
Dhrai804/
Draaj804/
Draić803/
Draio803/
Draas802/
Draah802/
Tdrai802/
Draiy801/
Draïa801/
Draii801/
Draià801/
Dhraa801/
Dërai801/
Dra7520,823/
Dri755,496/
Draiss73847/
Dragie73383/
Drajie73117/
Dırağa7365/
Draich7332/
Draidt7323/
Draits7312/
Drajah7310/
D'Raha737/
Draije736/
Dhraiy736/
Draiah734/
Draggi734/
Draatz732/
Drahiu732/
Drayat732/
Drahyi732/
Drahei731/
Draius731/
Draaju731/
Drayit731/
Drahaj731/
Draies731/
Drajaa731/
Drajas731/
Drraji731/
Draiee731/
Draihu731/
Drayas731/
Draaja731/
Drahie731/
Draish731/
Drayaz731/
Draz6723,140/
Dris6713,178/
Dray678,326/
Drah673,536/
Driz673,424/
Drid673,261/
Drio672,611/
Drei672,090/
Drea67979/
Drap67743/
Dras67696/
Drui67621/
Drie67404/
Drga67322/
Drha67225/
Draj67206/
Drat67119/
Droi6782/
Dhra6780/
Draß6770/
Drau6763/
Dőri6759/
Driy6749/
Drač6741/
Droa6739/
Drad6728/
Dhri6725/
Drij6724/
Drit6718/
Draš6716/
Drih6716/
Drra6714/
Drahova6714/
Dëra6712/
Drii6710/
Draï6710/
Drae678/
Ddra678/
Drip676/
Dhrajiy674/
Draasch674/
Hdri674/
Dryi673/
Dréa673/
Drzi673/
Drahash673/
Dragieh672/
Drgi672/
Draľ672/
Draś672/
Hdra672/
Draheiz671/
Tdra671/
Draâ671/
Drza671/
D'Ri671/
Drauova671/
Drayowa671/
Drać671/
Drajowa671/
Tdri671/
Draggio671/
Drhi671/
Dhdraay671/

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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 Draai
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