Drawu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Drawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Drawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drawu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drawu is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Drawu are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 75 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drawui911/
Drawauz831/
Drabu801,126/
Dravu80199/
Drewu801/
Drabau7345/
Dravus7316/
Draabu7313/
Dhravu735/
Drobau733/
Drabuh731/
Dravou731/
Drabou731/
Drawoo731/
Draabou6712/
Drevou554/
Droubu551/
Drovus551/
Dravoe551/
Drobuy550/
Dravoo550/
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 Drawu
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