Drabu Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Drabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8311:46,9795,787
India2471:3,105,52891,989
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Drabu (57) may also be a first name.

Drabu Last Name Facts

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

Drabu (Hindi: द्राबू) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,243rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. Drabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Drabu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 46,979. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 87 percent live, Arua District, where 6 percent live and Koboko District, where 4 percent live. Other than Uganda Drabu exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Drabu Last Name Statistics demography

Drabu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drabau9145/
Draabu9113/
Drabut911/
Drabou911/
Drabus911/
Drabuh911/
Draabou8312/
Drabush832/
Drabusz831/
Dravu80199/
Drawu8044/
Drebu802/
Drabauch770/
Drobut7394/
Draboo7353/
Draboň7319/
Dravus7316/
Drobus7310/
Dhravu735/
Drobau733/
Drábus732/
Draboe732/
Droubu731/
Dravou731/
Drawui731/
Drobuy730/
Drobush67783/
Dreibus6787/
Dreybus6725/
Droubou672/
Drawauz671/
Drobusch6237/
Dreibuss622/
Droboush621/
Drawoo551/
Drovus551/
Droboo551/
Dravoe551/
Dravoo550/
Dreisbusch5360/
Dreisbauch531/

Drabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drabu in the Hindi language
द्राबूdrabu60
द्रबूdrabu20
द्रबुdrabu20

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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 Drabu
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