Dram Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Romania

Dram Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2851:135,54918,397
Romania2031:98,90611,265
India271:28,409,829361,298
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Dram (491) may also be a first name.

Dram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dram (Arabic: درعم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻡ, Hindi: द्राम, Marathi: धरम, Oriya: ଡାମ, Russian: Драм, Tibetan: གྲངམ།) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dram? popularity and diffusion

It is the 530,954th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname Dram occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Dram reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. Dram is also the 383,498th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 491 people.

The surname Dram is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 135,549. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Sétif Province, where 71 percent reside, Biskra Province, where 27 percent reside and El Oued Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 33 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Dram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dram has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dram last name decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dram earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.71% less than the national average, earning $41,381 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drame89201,182/
Drajm892,666/
Dream892,653/
Draam89240/
Drahm89185/
Dramm89166/
Drram89138/
Draim89101/
Dhram8928/
Drham896/
Drgam895/
Ddram894/
Draym893/
Draum891/
Drzam890/
Draime80336/
Draham8070/
Dramme8012/
Draume805/
Drahme802/
Dhream802/
Draumë801/
Dhrame801/
Drayme801/
Dramne801/
Dramnn801/
Draame801/
Dreamm801/
Drasme801/
Draumt800/
Dran751,508/
Drom75202/
Draheim733,676/
Dramova73129/
Drahajm7317/
Drahaim739/
Drahiem734/
Drasimh733/
Drammdh733/
Draaism731/
Dreamzz731/
Drammhh731/
Drachim731/
Drain677,504/
Drane675,085/
Drean672,131/
Drang67693/
Dreim67396/
Drahn67266/
Drant67153/
Drome67119/
Dromm6793/
Drgan6792/
Drohm6787/
Droum6762/
Drand6738/
Droom6725/
Draun6718/
Draan6718/
Drayn6717/
Dhran6716/
Drôme6713/
Drann6711/
Dromì673/
Hdrom671/
Drran671/
Gyram671/
Druom671/
Draachim671/
Dreamova671/
Drhan671/
Drraheem671/
Drraheim671/
Dromn670/

Dram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dram in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻡadram-
Dram in the Oriya language
ଡାମdama-
Dram in the Marathi language
धरमdharama-
Dram in the Hindi language
द्रामdrama50
द्रमdrama50
Dram in the Tibetan language
གྲངམ།drangam33.33
གྲངམོ།drangmo26.67
གྲམོ།dramo26.67
གྲམ།dram13.33
Dram in the Russian language
Драмdram-
Dram in the Arabic language
درعمdrm-

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Footnotes

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