Dravid Surname

247,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dravid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dravid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4001:547,90426,999
United States771:4,707,259244,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Dravid (168) may also be a first name.

Dravid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dravid (Hindi: द्रविड, Marathi: वीड, Oriya: ଦାଭିଡ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dravid? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,354th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Dravid reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 168 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,400 people, or 1 in 547,904. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 69 percent reside, Karnataka, where 5 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Dravid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dravid surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Dravid earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dravidh923/
Draavid921/
Dravi91462/
Dravie831,270/
Dravis83566/
Drevid8314/
Dravai8313/
Drawid8312/
Dravit835/
Drravi835/
Dravio831/
Drabid831/
Dravish773,733/
Dravich7719/
Dreivid771/
Drave731,230/
Drava7387/
Drabi7356/
Drawi7338/
Drovi735/
Dravé735/
Dravy732/
D'Dravis711/
Draves672,414/
Dravet67472/
Dreava67186/
Draiby67157/
Draver6761/
Draiva6760/
Drovie6734/
Drabić6733/
Drouvi6722/
Dravoj6717/
Drabit6712/
Draibe6712/
Draybi6711/
Drabai679/
Drávai679/
Drabič675/
Draiwa674/
Draive674/
Drayva674/
Draibi673/
Drovis673/
Drabei672/
Dreave672/
Drabih672/
Drobai672/
Dhrava671/
Dhrave671/
Drzawi671/
Drawei671/
Dravez671/
Draubi671/
Dravey671/
Drawhi671/
Drhave671/
Drovio671/
Drawui671/
Dravee670/

Dravid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dravid in the Hindi language
द्रविडdravida86.54
द्रविदdravida3.85
द्रविड़dravira3.85
द्राविडdravida3.85
द्रवि़डdravida1.92
Dravid in the Marathi language
वीडvida76.22
ावीडavida22.03
डरवीडdaravida0.7
Dravid in the Oriya language
ଦାଭିଡdabhida50
ଦାବିଡdabida50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dravid
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