Drakes Surname
Approximately 3,558 people bear this surname
Drakes Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the sign of the dragon; one so nicknamed because of a dragon in his coat of arms; one with the qualities of a male duck; one who played the part of a dragon in the mysteries and miracle plays.
Drakes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,323 | 1:273,967 | 25,661 |
| Barbados | 631 | 1:456 | 117 |
| England | 431 | 1:129,276 | 12,837 |
| Guyana | 320 | 1:2,382 | 435 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 268 | 1:5,089 | 821 |
| Canada | 221 | 1:166,722 | 16,788 |
| Panama | 100 | 1:39,123 | 2,088 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Grenada | 45 | 1:2,412 | 398 |
| Jamaica | 36 | 1:79,721 | 3,712 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Saint Lucia | 18 | 1:9,932 | 1,037 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 1:14,082 | 855 |
| Bahamas | 8 | 1:48,969 | 812 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 279 | 1:87,367 | 9,159 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Drakes (35) may also be a first name.
Drakes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the sign of the dragon; one so nicknamed because of a dragon in his coat of arms; one with the qualities of a male duck; one who played the part of a dragon in the mysteries and miracle plays.
Drakes Demographics
Average Male Drakes Height
175.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Drakes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drakes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drakes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Drakes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,502nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,048,214 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Drakes live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 27 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 18 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Drakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Drakes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Drakes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Drakes are 20.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.48% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Drakes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning R 324,936 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $39,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,425 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake's | 92 | 1 | / |
| Drackes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Draeckes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Drakis | 83 | 16 | / |
| Drekes | 83 | 4 | / |
| Drakez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Draces | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dräckes | 77 | 16 | / |
| Dreekes | 77 | 6 | / |
| Drakech | 77 | 4 | / |
| Drakish | 77 | 3 | / |
| Draques | 77 | 1 | / |
| Drackis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dreckes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Drauskis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Drekis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drakich | 62 | 27 | / |
| Draquez | 62 | 14 | / |
| Droukis | 62 | 5 | / |
| Droques | 62 | 4 | / |
| Gyrakis | 62 | 1 | / |
| Drachis | 62 | 0 | / |
| Drouches | 57 | 3 | / |
| Drashkich | 53 | 1 | / |
| Drocis | 50 | 1 | / |
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