Draaier Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Draaier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Draaier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
Namibia1721:14,0082,588
Netherlands411:411,88242,990

Draaier Last Name Facts

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

Draaier is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Draaier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draaier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. Draaier is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Draaier reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Draaier is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 144,474. In South Africa it is most common in: Northern Cape, where 73 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Draaier Last Name Statistics demography

Draaier earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.13% less than the national average, earning R 113,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draaijer931,315/
Draajier933/
Draijer86747/
Draayer86584/
Drahier862/
Drayaie861/
Drajier861/
Drier831,139/
Draer8397/
Draie8313/
Draae833/
Draher77275/
Drajie77117/
Dryier7742/
Drijer7730/
Draiye7718/
Drhaer7711/
Draije776/
Drahir776/
Drhier773/
Draere772/
Drieir772/
Driere771/
Drahie771/
Driaai771/
Draiei771/
Driehr771/
Dreaer770/
Drieer770/
Draehr770/
Driher770/
Drioer770/
Dhrier770/
Drie73404/
Drae738/
Dreijer71624/
Dreaher7123/
Drehier717/
Dreiyer713/
Drieier712/
Dryeier711/
Dreyier710/
Drayyer710/
Draeher710/
Drayeur710/
Draeije710/
Dries677,509/
Dryer674,675/
Dreie671,440/
Drawe67724/
Draye67611/
Dhrae67341/
Drije67264/
Drieß67172/
Drahi67154/
Dreijere6789/
Drouaire6776/
Drahe6755/
Driez6745/
Draey6737/
Driey6730/
Driet6724/
Drieň6710/
Dried677/
Driaa676/
Dräer675/
Draui674/
Draei672/
Drger672/
Draoi671/
Drhae671/
Druie671/
Drieh671/
Dhrie671/
Dreai671/
Draet671/
Driir670/
Draes670/
Dryir670/

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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 Draaier
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