Dragescu Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dragescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dragescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania631:318,69628,224
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Drăgescu (1) are calculated separately.

Dragescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dragescu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Drăgescu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dragescu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Dragescu reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Dragescu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 318,696. In Romania Dragescu is most prevalent in: Brașov County, where 48 percent are found, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 46 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 6 percent are found. Not including Romania Dragescu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Dragescu Last Name Statistics demography

Dragescu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drăgescu961/
Dragoescu94856/
Draghescu94376/
Dragaescu94131/
Draguescu943/
Draghiescu891/
Dracescu882/
Drăgoescu82181/
Drăghescu82110/
Draguesku8216/
Drãgoescu821/
Drăghiescu781/
Drosescu752/
Drachesku711/
Drasiku671,767/
Drasikuu631/
Draziku531/
Drajiku531/

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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 Dragescu
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