Drame Surname

2,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Drame Surname User-submission:

Drame (or Dramé) is a surname of Soninke (Sarakole) origin. The Soninke were the founders of the ancient Ghana Empire, and the Drame lineage belongs to the Wangara or Dyula merchant-scholar class. Historically, the Drame families were itinerant traders and Islamic clerics who were instrumental in spreading Islam across West Africa through trade routes.

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Drame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal96,5601:15130
Mali54,6611:31054
Guinea32,5471:36454
Ivory Coast5,9351:3,887372
Burkina Faso4,9211:3,729459
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Spain1,0841:43,1294,120
Togo7351:9,8612,446
France6581:100,94614,825
United States4401:823,77063,181
Slovenia3101:8,0251,816
Mauritania2871:14,2681,360
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Congo2171:22,9912,555
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Israel421:203,75319,703
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England331:1,688,42669,999
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Austria181:473,08046,251
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Djibouti41:228,733966
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gambia41:480,863548
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Dramé (4,247) & Dramè (4) are calculated separately.

Drame (1,273) may also be a first name.

Drame Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Drame (or Dramé) is a surname of Soninke (Sarakole) origin. The Soninke were the founders of the ancient Ghana Empire, and the Drame lineage belongs to the Wangara or Dyula merchant-scholar class. Historically, the Drame families were itinerant traders and Islamic clerics who were instrumental in spreading Islam across West Africa through trade routes. The name implies a heritage of religious scholarship and commerce. In the Manding tradition, the Drame are often considered Marabouts (religious teachers) rather than warriors or artisans.

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Drame Last Name Facts

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

Drame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻣﻰ, Russian: Драме, Tibetan: དགྲ་མེད།) occurs more in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Dramé or Dramè. Click here to see other possible spellings of Drame.

How Common Is The Last Name Drame? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,774th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,224 people. The last name Drame is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Drame are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 221,036th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 1,273 people.

This surname is most numerous in Senegal, where it is carried by 96,560 people, or 1 in 151. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Kaolack Region, where 22 percent live, Sédhiou Region, where 20 percent live and Dakar Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Senegal Drame is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 27 percent live and Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Drame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drame has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drame last name grew 2,444 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drame Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Drame are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drame earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 62.4% less than the national average, earning R 89,352 per year; in United States they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning $30,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.77% less than the national average, earning $32,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dramé934,247/
Dramè934/
Draime91336/
Dramer91170/
Drameh91145/
Dramez91104/
Dramet9156/
Drames9151/
Dramey9132/
Dramje9128/
Dramme9112/
Draume915/
Dramee913/
Dramea912/
Dramie912/
Drahme912/
Dhrame911/
Dramge911/
Drayme911/
Drasme911/
Drameu911/
Draame911/
Dram89609/
Drammeh8337,189/
Dreamer83226/
Drammer8349/
Dramesh837/
Drahame832/
Drammie832/
Drahmes831/
Draimes831/
Drammea831/
Dreameu831/
D'Ramer831/
Dreamey831/
Dreames831/
Drahmer830/
Draymer830/
Drajm802,666/
Dream802,653/
Drama801,630/
Drami80260/
Draam80240/
Drahm80185/
Dramm80166/
Drram80138/
Drome80119/
Draim80101/
Dramy8049/
Dreme8038/
Dhram8028/
Drôme8013/
Drime8011/
Drham806/
Drgam805/
Ddram804/
Draym803/
Draum801/
Drême801/
Drzam800/
Drahamer771/
Dreammer771/
Drahamed771/
Dramis73757/
Dromer73598/
Dromey73408/
Dhrami73262/
Dramio73152/
Draham7370/
Dramaa7337/
Dramma7334/
Dramai7325/
Dreama7321/
Drammi7316/
Drömer7312/
Dramoi739/
D'Rome738/
Dhrama736/
Dromet736/
Draima736/
Dreamy735/
Drahmi735/
Dromes733/
Droome733/
Hdrami733/
Dramih733/
Dramay732/
Dhream732/
Drajma732/
Dromme732/
D'Rama731/
Drasmi731/
Dreami731/
Dromie731/
Drrama731/
Dremeh731/
Draumë731/
Drammy731/
Draimy731/
Drimey731/
Drauma731/
Dreamm731/
Drihme731/
Draimi731/
Droeme731/
Dramyi731/
Draumt730/
Drohme730/
Drehammer711/
Draheim673,676/
Drammis67344/
Drommer67205/
Drom67202/
Dramais67174/
Droomer67136/
Dramova67129/
Drömmer6725/
Drahajm6717/
Drahaim679/
Dhramis676/
Dhramaj676/
Dremeeh676/
Dreammy676/
Drahiem674/
Drammdh673/
Dreemeh673/
Dramych672/
Dreimer672/
Drammhh671/
Dremmeh671/
Drommet671/
Draaism671/
Dramich671/
Dramiss671/
Drajima671/
Dreumer671/
Dromeas671/
Dreamzz671/
Drahama671/
Dramaid671/
Drohmer670/
Draimis670/

Drame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻣﻰadramy58.18
ﺩﺭﺍﻣﻰdramy11.8
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻣﻲadramy9.12
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻡadram5.36
ﺩﺭﺍﻣﻲdramy4.83
ﺩﺭﺍﻡdram2.68
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻣﻪadramh1.88
ﺩﺭﺍﻣﺎdrama1.61
ﺍﺩﺭﺍﻣﺎadrama1.34
ﺃﺩﺭﺍﻣﻰadramy0.8
ﺃﺩﺭﺍﻡadram0.54
ﺍﺩﺭﻣﻰadrmy0.27
ﺁﺩﺭﺍﻣﻰadramy0.27
ﺍﺩﺍﺭﻣﻰadarmy0.27
ﺩﺍﺭﻣﻲdarmy0.27
ﺃﺩﺭﺍﻣﻲadramy0.27
ﺩﺍﺭﺍﻣﻰdaramy0.27
ﺍﺩﺭﻣﻲadrmy0.27
Drame in the Tibetan language
དགྲ་མེད།dramé50
གྲ་མི།drami50
Drame in the Russian language
Драмеdrame-

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