Drau Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Fiji

Drau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Fiji91:99,3771,883
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Drau (92) may also be a first name.

Drau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drau (Bengali: দ্রাউ, Hindi: द्रौ, Tibetan: དྲརཝ་) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drau is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Drau live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 92 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Drau is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 56 percent are found and Harare Province, where 44 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and Fiji, where 14 percent are found.

Drau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drau last name declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draus891,646/
Draux891,121/
Draut89445/
Drauz89122/
Draud8967/
Draup8947/
Draju8928/
Drahu893/
Drayu892/
Dhrau891/
Draue891/
Drauh891/
Drauś891/
Dra8620,823/
Dru862,044/
Drault80755/
Draudt80696/
Drajou80204/
Drauch80147/
Drauss8046/
Drauth8014/
Drauwe808/
Draush807/
Drayus805/
Drauet804/
Drajus803/
Drahiu802/
Drauhs802/
Draius801/
Draues801/
Drraut801/
Draaju801/
Drauou801/
Dreaud801/
Draihu801/
Drauhy800/
Draz7523,140/
Dray758,326/
Drai756,362/
Druz754,389/
Drah753,536/
Draa752,443/
Dreu751,298/
Drea75979/
Drus75844/
Drap75743/
Drut75709/
Dras75696/
Drui75621/
Drou75404/
Drue75372/
Drga75322/
Dhru75289/
Drud75283/
Drux75259/
Drha75225/
Draj75206/
Druy75125/
Drat75119/
Druś75104/
Dhra7580/
Draß7570/
Druh7568/
Drup7543/
Drač7541/
Droa7539/
Druo7533/
Drad7528/
Draš7516/
Drra7514/
Druj7512/
Dëra7512/
Draï7510/
Drae758/
Ddra758/
Druu756/
Hdru754/
Druź754/
Ddru753/
Dréa753/
Drru752/
Draľ752/
Draś752/
Hdra752/
Tdra751/
Draâ751/
Drza751/
Drać751/
Druß751/
Druș751/
Drhu750/
Draouet73613/
Droyaux7340/
D'Reaux734/
Dreault734/
Drahoue732/
Thdraju731/
Drauova731/
Drach677,228/
Dryja672,629/
Draai672,521/
Droux671,192/
Draha67993/
Draia67936/
Drais67859/
Dreja67830/
Drust67828/
Drawe67724/
Drapp67700/
Druot67627/
Draht67619/
Draye67611/
Dreas67574/
Druja67506/
Drass67472/
Drajo67402/
Droup67388/
Draji67368/
Druid67355/
Drupp67353/
Dhrae67341/
Druch67319/
Drayi67316/
Drouj67276/
Dracz67265/
Druss67261/
Drush67186/
Drayoush67162/
Drout67152/
Drazz67137/
Drash67136/
Dreus67129/
Draja67119/
Draad67112/
Draaz67106/
Drahý67102/
Drija6790/
Dratt6786/
Drouy6783/
Drahy6780/
Druhe6779/
Dreha6771/
Drayt6767/
Drays6765/
Drahá6764/
Drayß6763/
Draje6760/
Dreia6756/
Druța6754/
Dørup6754/
Dreue6749/
Drujă6748/
Droja6747/
Drayo6744/
Dhrut6740/
Droud6739/
Dëraj6734/
Draat6729/
Drous6729/
Drusz6728/
Dreihaup6727/
Drouh6727/
Druit6725/
Draid6725/
Drats6724/
Dreihaus6724/
Druis6724/
Draay6723/
Dhraj6721/
Draiz6721/
Dhrup6719/
Drahs6717/
Dhras6716/
Drait6715/
Drrah6715/
Driya6714/
Dreya6713/
Druia6713/
Draie6713/
Drutt6712/
Dread6711/
Draih6711/
Dradt6711/
Dreut6711/
Draňa6711/
Drras6710/
Dhdra6710/
Drast679/
Hdrea679/
Draya678/
Dhruj678/
Drahj678/
Druha678/
Dhruy677/
Dhraz677/
Druså677/
Dráňa677/
Druji676/
Druus676/
Društ676/
Drajt676/
Drraz676/
Gydra676/
Druya675/
Druye675/
Tdrus675/
Draij675/
Dreuh675/
Druzs675/
Draip675/
Dhrai674/
Dhrap674/
Draaj674/
Dhrat674/
Druiz674/
Dreat674/
Drușa674/
Drhap674/
Draić673/
Draio673/
Droya673/
Drhea673/
D'Ray673/
Drouz673/
Drudd672/
Drudh672/
Draas672/
Droue672/
Draah672/
Dreah672/
Tdrai672/
Drautsch672/
Drayé672/
Drads672/
Hdhru671/
Dhrga671/
Dhrru671/
Dhrux671/
D'Ruz671/
Dreup671/
Drgay671/
Drhae671/
Draiy671/
Hdray671/
Tdrou671/
Draïa671/
Dreaz671/
Draii671/
Draià671/
Drajj671/
Drusj671/
Druyi671/
Druzt671/
Družs671/
Drzah671/
Dráha671/
Dreua671/
Druie671/
Druio671/
Drujj671/
Droia671/
Drrui671/
D'Rap671/
Dhraa671/
Dhruh671/
Dërai671/
Driia671/
Dreyhaus670/
Dreud670/
Drudt670/

Drau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drau in the Tibetan language
དྲརཝ་drarwa-
Drau in the Hindi language
द्रौdrau-
Drau in the Bengali language
দ্রাউdra'u95.24
দ্রৌউdrau'u4.76

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