Drane Surname

93,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Drane Surname Definition:

= Drain, q.v.

Drane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9991:120,86012,925
England9261:60,1717,151
Australia4641:58,1807,082
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Wales1151:26,9092,781
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5971:40,8305,167
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9361:53,6526,036

The alternate forms: Drané (7) are calculated separately.

Drane (1,037) may also be a first name.

Drane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Drain, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Þráin; from the Danish, Trane; from the Swedish, Trana; from the German, Trenner; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Drane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drane (Marathi: दराने) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Drané. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drane is the 93,749th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,433,146 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Drane live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Drane is also the 249,034th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,037 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,999 people, or 1 in 120,860. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Drane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Drane surname expanded 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Drane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drane last name are 17.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Drane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.89% less than the national average, earning R 102,444 per year; in United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drané937/
Dragne914,215/
Draney911,486/
Drange911,130/
Draine911,095/
Drayne91160/
Dranes9122/
Dranez9120/
D'Rane9112/
Draner919/
Dhrane916/
Dranne914/
Dranie913/
Drhane912/
Dranea911/
Dranet911/
Draune911/
Dramne911/
Dranje911/
Dranei911/
Dran891,508/
Dragnea835,384/
Dranets83349/
Drainer83348/
Dragnes83118/
Drasner8379/
Dragner8366/
Drayner8352/
Drainey8351/
Draines8345/
Drahnea8343/
Dranetz8335/
Dragnei8330/
Dreaney8328/
Drajner8323/
Drioane8321/
Drainie8316/
D'Raine8314/
Drangue8312/
Draneas8311/
Drasney837/
Dratner837/
Draunet836/
Dreaner834/
Drahner833/
Dreanne833/
Dragnet833/
Drujane833/
Drahane832/
Driyane831/
Dranner831/
Dhraine831/
Drayane831/
Draneeh831/
Dramney831/
Drijane831/
Draynes830/
Drain807,504/
Drani805,361/
Drean802,131/
Drone801,647/
Drana80783/
Drang80693/
Drine80603/
Drahn80266/
Drant80153/
Drgan8092/
Drand8038/
Drany8025/
Draun8018/
Drene8018/
Draan8018/
Drayn8017/
Dhran8016/
Drann8011/
Drhan801/
Drran801/
Dragness7721/
Dragnett7720/
Drahaner778/
Draisner774/
Drathner773/
D'Raines772/
Drangner771/
Drahaneţ771/
Drautner770/
Drahan735,110/
Drahun732,673/
Draini731,385/
Dronet73977/
Dronne73899/
Droney73885/
Dragni73645/
Dranyi73522/
Drauna73444/
Drenea73389/
Drones73371/
Dhrang73339/
Druine73228/
Draina73193/
Drasin73182/
Dranha73170/
Drahny73131/
Drayna73121/
Drajna7374/
Drosne7372/
Dreany7369/
Dronea7368/
Drahná7366/
Dranyy7360/
Drahyn7357/
Drasny7355/
Drahný7350/
Dranay7350/
Draing7344/
Dreana7344/
Dreahn7342/
Drasen7341/
Drangi7329/
Dramje7328/
Droner7325/
Dronge7324/
Dracin7322/
Drohne7320/
Dreant7312/
Draten7311/
Droine7311/
Drogne7311/
Dranis7310/
Dreani7310/
Driene738/
Drangå738/
Dranit735/
Dreene734/
Dratin734/
Drrani734/
Dranni734/
Dhhran734/
Draniy733/
Drandt733/
Dhrana733/
Dranii733/
Druene733/
Dranoi733/
Drauhn732/
Dreand732/
Dronez732/
Drainy731/
Dhraan731/
Dhrone731/
Draind731/
Drantt731/
Driney731/
Droone731/
Droune731/
Dreney731/
Dreine731/
Draani731/
D'Rand731/
Dûrand731/
Dramnn731/
Dranaa731/
Dranhi731/
Dranuj731/
Dracen731/
Drinea731/
Dramni731/
Draeni731/
Drayni731/
Drenee730/
Draytn730/
Draunt730/
Drahanets7133/
Drahynets7118/
Drahynech715/
Dron676,654/
Dram67609/
Drangoi67381/
Dranova67372/
Dhrangi67355/
Dreiner67286/
Druenne67273/
Drasing67159/
Dranysh67134/
Drassen67131/
Dromnes67127/
Drangoy67114/
Dranhoi67113/
Drangay6793/
Driyani6789/
Drausin6776/
Dronnet6775/
Dragnoi6769/
Drahyna6766/
Dranich6759/
Drosnes6758/
Drosnet6757/
Dranaya6756/
Dronets6754/
Drohner6751/
Draisin6746/
Driyana6743/
Draisen6736/
Drachen6732/
Dronett6731/
Drosner6727/
Drayani6726/
Drayeni6721/
Drannyi6721/
Drahein6720/
Draggin6719/
Droogne6716/
Dragnay6715/
Dronner6714/
Drangaj6714/
Draweni6713/
Dranhai6713/
Droinet6712/
Drooney6712/
Drognes6711/
Drotner6711/
Drayuni6710/
Drangoj6710/
Drannyy679/
Dreasen677/
Drachin676/
Drahani676/
Drujana676/
Druinne675/
Dragnis675/
Drahsin675/
Drhaina674/
Drannoi674/
Drayten673/
Drajana673/
Drannoy672/
Drounet672/
Drayana672/
Draytin672/
Drahant672/
Dreyner672/
Dhroney672/
Dranych672/
Dranish671/
Drassin671/
Dhranaa671/
Dhraniy671/
Dhrasni671/
Drahanh671/
Drajani671/
Dratten671/
Drattin671/
Draangi671/
Draaten671/
Dranysz671/
Drahten671/
Drajcen671/
Drajini671/
Drâgnei671/
Drón671/
Druinet671/
Drougne671/
Drouner671/
Drienne671/
Drangai671/
Dronesh671/
Dronjhe671/
Drahank671/
Drasien671/
Dreanis671/
Dranhoy671/
Dreeney670/
Dreuner670/
Drausen670/
Dromney670/
Drohney670/
Drahany670/

Drane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drane in the Marathi language
दरानेdarane50
दरणेdarane50

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Footnotes

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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drane
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