Dragov Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dragov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dragov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3211:21,7411,892
Russia1101:1,310,21093,437
Austria101:851,54467,454
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Dragov (16) may also be a first name.

Dragov Last Name Facts

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

Dragov (Russian: Драгов) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dragov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dragov is the 653,013th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Dragov reside; 70 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Dragov is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Dragov is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 21,741. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Stara Zagora Province, where 21 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 14 percent reside and Haskovo Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Dragov Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dragov has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dragov last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dragov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dragov surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dragoev92506/
Dragova92400/
Drangov9278/
Draugov921/
Draygova861/
Drogov8347/
Dragow8316/
Dregov833/
Dragof831/
Dragobova801/
Dragiev77887/
Drogova7729/
Drasgow7721/
Dragaev7717/
Dragoff7713/
Drougov771/
Drogoev771/
Drougova711/
Draughow710/
Draggowa710/
Dregoiw626/
Drogaev626/
Drogoff621/
Droeghoff531/

Dragov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dragov in the Russian language
Драговdragov-

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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 Dragov
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