Dravida Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Dravida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dravida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dravida (76) may also be a first name.

Dravida Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dravida (Hindi: द्रविड) is found most frequently in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dravida? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dravida is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Dravida reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 76 people.

Dravida is most numerous in India, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Dravida is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent live, Telangana, where 24 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Dravida Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dravida last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Dravida earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $54,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dravidas934/
Dravidat931/
Dhravida931/
Dravider801/
Dravedi719/
Drovido711/
Draivedi671/
Drouvide671/
Drawidge671/
Dravjder671/
Drajwidge631/
Drampidou631/
Drevedo571/
Drabedi571/
Drovedi571/
Drawedy571/
Drawedi571/
Drrabedi533/
Drawedeh531/
Dreivedi531/

Dravida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dravida in the Hindi language
द्रविडdravida-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dravida
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