Drabek Surname

103,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Drabek Surname User-submission:

Based on word, dráb, which was a profession that existed in the 17-19th centuries. A dráb was an armed servant of aristocracy or state. They served as policemen.

Drábek - Male surname

Drábková - Female surname

Drabek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,2041:17,2452,548
United States1,3941:260,01424,550
Austria3661:23,2663,651
Germany3081:261,38127,997
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Canada371:995,82774,831
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Croatia211:201,36224,020
England191:2,932,529101,561
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Drábek (2,165) are calculated separately.

Drabek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Based on word, dráb, which was a profession that existed in the 17-19th centuries. A dráb was an armed servant of aristocracy or state. They served as policemen.

Drábek - Male surname

Drábková - Female surname

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Drabek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drabek (Russian: Драбек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Drábek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drabek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,687th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,608,020 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Drabek live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Drabek is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 2,204 people, or 1 in 17,245. Aside from Poland it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Drabek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drabek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,576 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drabek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Drabek are 12.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Drabek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drábek942,165/
Drabeck92166/
Drasbek9240/
Draibek921/
Drasbeck8628/
Drabik8311,184/
Drobek831,742/
Drabyk831,014/
Drabík8363/
Drabec839/
Dravek835/
Dróbek831/
Drabekova8014/
Drabeková802/
Drabick77410/
Drobeck77316/
Drabiec77226/
Draveck7717/
Drabiks777/
Dreibek776/
Drabuik772/
Drabgeg771/
Drobeke771/
Drobeks771/
Drabkova71286/
Drobik671,136/
Drábik67565/
Drobec67329/
Drobyk67310/
Drabic67237/
Drabiková67109/
Drobík6754/
Drábeková6752/
Drabíková6752/
Drábík6748/
Drabig6729/
Drabikova6727/
Drebik671/
Drobeg671/
Drobeková671/

Drabek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drabek in the Russian language
Драбекdrabek-

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