Dragan Surname

14,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dragan Surname User-submission:

Dragan is a Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Slovenian, etc. surname, denoting a descendant of Dragan, which is derived from drag(a) (Slavic for 'beloved', 'dear'), or a diminutive of Dragoslav(a) (derived from the words drag(a), meaning 'dear', and slava, meaning 'glory', = 'dragaslava').

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Dragan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania24,1381:832108
Poland3,8661:9,8321,357
Moldova3,1391:1,13587
Russia1,3871:103,91012,727
Spain1,3581:34,4273,439
United States1,3361:271,30225,451
Slovenia4271:5,8261,213
France3351:198,27730,839
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Serbia2931:24,3852,725
Kazakhstan2711:65,2497,991
Croatia2201:19,2213,963
Transnistria1721:2,760423
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Belarus1461:65,07610,802
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
England1231:452,99229,924
Austria1121:76,03111,516
Iran1041:738,29438,062
Israel941:91,03910,708
Italy811:755,02161,904
Greece661:167,87627,244
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Australia461:586,86342,409
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Lithuania391:77,81011,728
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Drăgan (7,652), Dragán (63), Drãgan (35), Drägan (23), Dragań (14), Drágan (1), Drăgăn (1) & Drágán (1) are calculated separately.

Dragan (216,675) may also be a first name.

Dragan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dragan is a Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Slovenian, etc. surname, denoting a descendant of Dragan, which is derived from drag(a) (Slavic for 'beloved', 'dear'), or a diminutive of Dragoslav(a) (derived from the words drag(a), meaning 'dear', and slava, meaning 'glory', = 'dragaslava').

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Dragan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dragan (Arabic: دراغان, Georgian: დრაგან, Oriya: ଡଗନ, Russian: Драган) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Drăgan, Dragán, Drãgan, Drägan, Dragań, Drágan, Drăgăn or Drágán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dragan? popularity and diffusion

Dragan is the 14,387th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 187,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Dragan reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Dragan is also the 4,826th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 216,675 people.

The last name Dragan is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 24,138 people, or 1 in 832. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent reside, Timiș County, where 6 percent reside and Prahova County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Romania it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 10 percent reside and Moldova, where 8 percent reside.

Dragan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dragan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dragan last name grew 6,362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dragan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dragan surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dragan are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dragan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.12% less than the national average, earning €6,570 per year; in Norway they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning 231,224 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.28% less than the national average, earning R 158,556 per year; in United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drăgan947,652/
Dragán9463/
Drãgan9435/
Drägan9423/
Dragań9414/
Drágan941/
Dıragan9285/
Dragann9219/
Dragane9212/
Draggan928/
Dragaun922/
Draganc922/
D'Ragan921/
Draghan921/
Drzagan921/
Draigan921/
Drangan921/
Dreagan920/
Drăgăn891/
Drágán891/
Draughan86239/
Dragatin867/
Draganne861/
Dragasin861/
Dragon8318,990/
Dregan83751/
Drogan83699/
Dragam8333/
Dragón837/
Draganová8055/
Draughaun801/
Dragone776,412/
Dragoun77815/
Dragoon77388/
Draggon77154/
Droogan77147/
Dragoin7729/
Dra'gon7710/
Drogant773/
Drogand773/
Draghon773/
Drongan772/
Dreygan772/
Dragond771/
Dragong771/
Droggan771/
Drăgean771/
Dreggan771/
Droghan771/
Drougan771/
Draigam771/
Draughon711,930/
Dragosin71245/
Dragonne71117/
Dragoone7155/
Droughan7147/
Dragotin7111/
Dreeganh711/
Draugham710/
Draggoon710/
Drogon67375/
Droganova67326/
Dragonová67127/
Dragão6737/
Dregon6736/
Dragoń6719/
Dragom676/
Drogań671/
Dragónová671/
Draughoon671/
Draughhon671/

Dragan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dragan in the Georgian language
დრაგანdragan-
Dragan in the Oriya language
ଡଗନdagana50
ଡାଗନdagana50
Dragan in the Russian language
Драганdragan-
Dragan in the Arabic language
دراغانdraghan-

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