Draganja Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Draganja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Draganja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1611:26,2655,446
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Draganja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Draganja is found most frequently in Croatia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draganja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,257,535th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Draganja are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Draganja is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 26,265. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 95 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 3 percent live and Zadar County, where 2 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draganza8828/
Dragonja8821/
Dragagna886/
Draganca881/
Dragania881/
Dragancea82547/
Dragancha8244/
Dragonija8227/
Draganjić821/
Dragonjić71186/
Dragonya6368/
Dragonea6354/
Dragogna6326/
Dragonia633/
Dragonie632/
Dragoncea5966/

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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 Draganja
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