Drava Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Drava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia461:44,5666,776
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Dráva (2) are calculated separately.

Drava (146) may also be a first name.

Drava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drava (Arabic: درافا, Hindi: द्रवा, Marathi: धव) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dráva. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Drava live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 146 people.

This last name is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 44,566. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Vidzeme, where 65 percent are found, Semigallia, where 26 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Latvia it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Drava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Drava last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dráva932/
Dratva91323/
Dreava91186/
Draeva91108/
Draiva9160/
Dravai9113/
Drayva914/
Dravat914/
Dhrava911/
Dravas911/
Dravah911/
Dravaz911/
Dhravad8313/
Draivad839/
Dhravat831/
Drachva831/
Draba802,437/
Drave801,230/
Dravi80462/
Drova80288/
Drawa80195/
Dreva80132/
Dravo8070/
Dravé805/
Dravy802/
Draves732,414/
Dravid731,608/
Dravie731,270/
Dreeva73797/
Dravis73566/
Dravet73472/
Drawat73136/
Drayba73136/
Drabas7371/
Draver7361/
Drasba7358/
Drabau7345/
Drevai7340/
Drampa7324/
Drajua7323/
Drabaa7323/
Drgova7321/
Dravoj7317/
Draabe7312/
Drávai739/
Drabat739/
Drabai739/
Dreavo736/
Drravi735/
Dravit735/
Drabea735/
Drabaj735/
Drevay734/
Draive734/
Draaby734/
Draiwa734/
Drhova733/
Dreave732/
Droeva731/
Dhrave731/
Dhreva731/
Dhrova731/
D'Rova731/
Dravop731/
Dravio731/
Drawah731/
Dravey731/
Drawaz731/
Hdrawa731/
Drasua731/
Dravez731/
Dravot731/
Draśba731/
Drabaz731/
Drajwa731/
Drouva731/
Dravou731/
Drabah731/
Drauba731/
Drhave731/
Dravoo730/
Dravos730/
Dravee730/
Drabhai6718,123/
Dravish673,733/
Dreaver67452/
Dravecz67160/
Drayver67133/
Drabach6763/
Dreaves6742/
Dratver6739/
Dravetz6731/
Drouvas6726/
Dravich6719/
Draszba6715/
Draiver6712/
Draabou6712/
Drobaha678/
Drevaňa677/
Draibas675/
Drabath674/
Dravidh673/
Dravesh672/
Dhrgave672/
Draaves671/
Draavid671/
Draszwa671/
Draybah671/
Draaver671/
Drabacz671/
Drabasz671/
Drabeau671/
Drowaah671/
Drawauz671/
Dravett670/
Draubay670/

Drava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drava in the Marathi language
धवdhava-
Drava in the Hindi language
द्रवाdrava98.15
ध्रुवdhruva1.85
Drava in the Arabic language
درافاdrafa-

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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 Drava
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