Drax Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Barbados

Drax Surname Definition:

William Drax, prior of Coldingham, 1429 (Raine, 153,638) probably derived his name from Drax or Drakes in Yorkshire.

Drax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1541:522,76344,015
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England331:1,688,42669,999
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Drax (27) may also be a first name.

Drax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Drax, prior of Coldingham, 1429 (Raine, 153,638) probably derived his name from Drax or Drakes in Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Drax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drax is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drax? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 998,609th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Drax reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Drax is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 522,763. In Germany Drax is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Drax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drax has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Drax surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drax surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Drax earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draux891,121/
Draxe894/
Dreax892/
Draxt891/
Draz7523,140/
Drag751,379/
Drak75792/
Dras75696/
Drac75248/
Draj75206/
Draß7570/
Drač7541/
Draš7516/
Draž7511/
Drox758/
Drex756/
Draq754/
Draś752/
Draż751/
Drać751/
D'Reaux734/
Drake67110,641/
Drach677,228/
Dreux674,011/
Draus671,646/
Dragt671,513/
Drack671,206/
Droux671,192/
Drais67859/
Drgas67752/
Drace67653/
Dreas67574/
Drass67472/
Dracz67265/
Dragg67261/
Draak67197/
Draug67138/
Drazz67137/
Drash67136/
Drauz67122/
Draaz67106/
Dragh67104/
Drzas6787/
Drase6777/
Drays6765/
Drayß6763/
Draks6749/
Dëraj6734/
Drats6724/
Dhraj6721/
Draiz6721/
Drahg6720/
Drakh6719/
Drahs6717/
Dhras6716/
Draic6715/
Dragø6712/
Drazh6712/
Draik6710/
Drras6710/
Draig679/
Drast679/
Draag679/
Dhraz677/
Dracs677/
Drraz676/
Draij675/
Dhrak674/
Draaj674/
Drrag674/
Dreak673/
Draić673/
Drauk673/
Drajs672/
Dragp672/
Drask672/
Draas672/
Drzak672/
Drads672/
Drajj671/
D'Rex671/
Drakc671/
Drayk671/
Dreaj671/
Drags671/
Dradj671/
Draqe671/
Drazq671/
Drauś671/
Draće671/
Dreaz671/
Dracq671/
Drzac671/
Dırak670/
Dract670/

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