Draga Surname

111,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Romania

Draga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Draga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0171:38,3874,937
Romania9541:21,0462,705
Poland5841:65,08310,219
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Germany2121:379,74335,740
Russia1891:762,55663,410
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Italy1511:405,01145,150
Albania841:34,6915,172
Kosovo701:26,5982,799
India671:11,448,737210,278
Canada641:575,71247,839
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Greece251:443,19258,048
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Israel201:427,88233,464
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Georgia151:249,70313,078
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Dragă (85), Drága (23) & Dragà (6) are calculated separately.

Draga (14,059) may also be a first name.

Draga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Draga (Georgian: დრაგა, Hindi: द्रगा, Marathi: दु्रगा, Oriya: ଦାଗା, Russian: Драга) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dragă, Drága or Dragà. For other possible spellings of Draga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,569th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,751,393 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Draga are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 23 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Draga is also the 48,482nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 14,059 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,017 people, or 1 in 38,387. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 31 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 27 percent reside and Adjumani District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent reside and Poland, where 14 percent reside.

Draga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Draga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Draga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Draga last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Draga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.94% more than the national average, earning R 339,672 per year; in Colombia they earn 93.11% more than the national average, earning $43,840,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $53,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $60,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dragă9385/
Drága9323/
Dragà936/
Dranga911,208/
Dragaj91454/
Dragas91430/
Dragea9175/
Dragga9149/
Dragač9112/
Dragat9110/
Drauga9110/
Drasga917/
Dragha916/
Dragaz913/
Dragad912/
Dragay912/
Draiga912/
Dragah912/
Dragau911/
Dragai911/
Drangay8393/
Dragash8384/
Dragaud8349/
Dragaya8314/
Drangaj8314/
Dhranga837/
Dragacz837/
Dragatz835/
Dragaut833/
Dhragad831/
Dragasz831/
Drangai831/
Drago8026,746/
Drage804,087/
Droga80517/
Drega80129/
Dragi8086/
Dragy8010/
Dragó802/
Dranghah7763/
Draghiea7740/
Dhraigay7735/
Dragauij773/
Dragaich771/
Dragaová771/
Dragasch771/
Dragoi7310,598/
Dragos737,321/
Draghi733,222/
Drager732,667/
Dragoo732,353/
Drange731,130/
Dragoș73485/
Dragie73383/
Dragoj73348/
Dragoy73334/
Dragot73158/
Drouga73134/
Dronga73118/
Dragui73103/
Drango7398/
Drogat7366/
Dragee7350/
Draget7347/
Dragøy7342/
Dragão7337/
Dragge7329/
Drangi7329/
Dragoň7324/
Drogas7322/
Drauge7318/
Drages7313/
Draghe7313/
Draigo7310/
Draggo739/
Dragho737/
Dragou736/
Drangy735/
Drogah735/
Drangá735/
Drangă735/
Draggi734/
Drogai733/
Dhragi733/
Dregai733/
Draego732/
Dragée732/
Dragis732/
Draige732/
Dragiy731/
Dreage731/
Draygi731/
Draguy731/
Drroga731/
Drogaś731/
Dragez730/
Draighead711/
Dragich67627/
Draguet67469/
Drougas67432/
Dragosz67431/
Drangoi67381/
Dhrangi67355/
Draggoo67288/
Draigui67239/
Dreager67138/
Drangoy67114/
Dhragiy67104/
Dragosh6793/
Drougat6757/
Dragish6749/
Draghie6733/
Dragger6717/
Dragges6717/
Dragues6717/
Drogash6716/
Drogatt6715/
Drangou6713/
Droogas6712/
Dranghi6712/
Draguez6711/
Draguis6711/
Drangoj6710/
Drogatz677/
Draggee674/
Dragget672/
Dragieh672/
Drongga671/
Dragost671/
Dragych671/
Dragest671/
Dragood671/
Draughe671/
Draugho671/
Drogaus671/
Draangi671/
Dragher671/
Draguer671/
Dragees671/
Draghio671/
Draghiş671/
Draghiș671/
Dragijs671/
Drhaghi671/
Draiguy671/
Dragith671/
Dragoud671/
Drauger671/
Dragett670/
Draiger670/
Draager670/

Draga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Draga in the Georgian language
დრაგაdraga-
Draga in the Marathi language
दु्रगाduraga-
Draga in the Hindi language
द्रगाdraga66.67
द्रगdraga33.33
Draga in the Oriya language
ଦାଗାdaga50
ଦଗାତାିdagatai50
Draga in the Russian language
Драгаdraga-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Draga
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