Drafton Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Drafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Drafton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drafton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drafton? popularity and diffusion

Drafton is the 1,353,468th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Drafton reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Drafton is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States Drafton is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 32 percent are found, South Carolina, where 5 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found.

Drafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drafton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drafton surname grew 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Drafton are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Drafton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trafton862,448/
Drawton861/
Drifton861/
Draften860/
Drufton860/
Draftin860/
Draveton8013/
Draftina805/
Traffton802/
Draughton7511/
Drewton719/
Driftin712/
Droften712/
Tarfton712/
Trofton711/
Trefton711/
Traftan710/
Traften710/
Trufton710/
Traftin710/
Dreveton67458/
Drevvatn677/
Droftina674/
Drraftam671/

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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 Drafton
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