Draf Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Germany

Draf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Draf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Draf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Draf (Russian: Драф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Draf live; 26 percent live in Western Europe and 26 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is primarily found in: Kirov Oblast, where 33 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Draf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Draf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Draf last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drafz89259/
Drayf89137/
Draaf8927/
Drafs8920/
Draif8918/
Drafe893/
Drauf892/
Draff892/
Draft891/
Drauff806/
Draffz805/
Drafsh802/
Dhraif801/
Draffe801/
Drafft800/
Drab756,498/
Drof7595/
Draw7564/
Drav7512/
Drouf67315/
Draws67297/
Drova67288/
Drawz67232/
Droff67175/
Drayv67168/
Drowa6776/
Draub6751/
Dhrav6740/
Draiv6724/
Dreif6722/
Draib6716/
Draab6712/
Droof677/
Dravs675/
Drajv675/
Dreab675/
Dreyf675/
Droft674/
Drabh674/
Drajb671/
Dhrab671/
Dravd671/
Ddrab671/
Dreaw671/
Dravz670/
Dropf670/

Draf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Draf in the Russian language
Драфdraf-

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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 Draf
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