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 Drakes Salary in
United States
$39,379 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Drakes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drakes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Drakes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Drakes.
How Common Is The Last Name Drakes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Drakes is the 127,502nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,048,214 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name world-wide, held by 35 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States Drakes is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Barbados, where 18 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Drakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Drakes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drakes surname expanded 3,780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Drakes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Drakes surname 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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