Drakhshan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Drakhshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drakhshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Drakhshan (68) may also be a first name.

Drakhshan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drakhshan (Hindi: दरख्शॉ, Marathi: दरखैश) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drakhshan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Drakhshan live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Drakhshan is also the 1,181,159th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 68 people.

The surname Drakhshan is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Drakhshan is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 45 percent live, Bihar, where 27 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Drakhshan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drakhshan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Drakhshan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drakshan945/
Drokhshan896/
Drekshan821/
Dragshan821/
Draaksham783/
Dhraksham781/
Dragsan75109/
Drakšan7536/
Dracsan7534/
Drakson753/
Dracsham711/
Drackson710/
Drecksan710/
Drecsan632/
Dragson631/
Draxson631/
Dreucsan592/
Dragåsøien5320/
Draxen531/
Drecşan5029/
Drăgşan502/
Drajcen501/
Dregsen500/

Drakhshan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drakhshan in the Marathi language
दरखैशdarakhaisa-
Drakhshan in the Hindi language
दरख्शॉdarakhso25
दरख्शांdarakhsam25
दरख्शाdarakhsa25
द्रख्शंdrakhsam25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drakhshan
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