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

The surname Draai is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,894th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,890,736 people. The last name Draai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Draai live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2,387 people, or 1 in 22,697. In South Africa Draai is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 41 percent live, Western Cape, where 28 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent live. Outside of South Africa Draai exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

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
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  • 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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