Dravu Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dravu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dravu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1981:197,16815,905
Fiji11:894,3914,568

Dravu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dravu is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dravu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,189,614th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. Dravu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dravu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Dravu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 197,168. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 55 percent are found, Maracha District, where 16 percent are found and Moyo District, where 12 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Fiji, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dravus9116/
Dhravu915/
Dravou911/
Drabu801,126/
Drawu8044/
Drabau7345/
Draabu7313/
Drevou734/
Drobau733/
Drabou731/
Drawui731/
Drabut731/
Drovus731/
Dravoe731/
Drabus731/
Drabuh731/
Dravoo730/
Draabou6712/
Drabush672/
Drawauz671/
Drabusz671/
Drabauch620/
Drewu601/
Drobut5594/
Draboo5553/
Draboň5519/
Drobus5510/
Drábus552/
Draboe552/
Drawoo551/
Droubu551/
Drobuy550/
Dreisbauch531/
Drobush50783/
Dreibus5087/
Dreybus5025/
Droubou502/

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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
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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 Dravu
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