Drax Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
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.
A parish in Yorkshire.
Drax Demographics
Average Drax Salary in
United States
$50,089 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draux | 89 | 1,121 | / |
| Draxe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dreax | 89 | 2 | / |
| Draxt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Draz | 75 | 23,140 | / |
| Drag | 75 | 1,379 | / |
| Drak | 75 | 792 | / |
| Dras | 75 | 696 | / |
| Drac | 75 | 248 | / |
| Draj | 75 | 206 | / |
| Draß | 75 | 70 | / |
| Drač | 75 | 41 | / |
| Draš | 75 | 16 | / |
| Draž | 75 | 11 | / |
| Drox | 75 | 8 | / |
| Drex | 75 | 6 | / |
| Draq | 75 | 4 | / |
| Draś | 75 | 2 | / |
| Draż | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drać | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Reaux | 73 | 4 | / |
| Drake | 67 | 110,641 | / |
| Drach | 67 | 7,228 | / |
| Dreux | 67 | 4,011 | / |
| Draus | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Dragt | 67 | 1,513 | / |
| Drack | 67 | 1,206 | / |
| Droux | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Drais | 67 | 859 | / |
| Drgas | 67 | 752 | / |
| Drace | 67 | 653 | / |
| Dreas | 67 | 574 | / |
| Drass | 67 | 472 | / |
| Dracz | 67 | 265 | / |
| Dragg | 67 | 261 | / |
| Draak | 67 | 197 | / |
| Draug | 67 | 138 | / |
| Drazz | 67 | 137 | / |
| Drash | 67 | 136 | / |
| Drauz | 67 | 122 | / |
| Draaz | 67 | 106 | / |
| Dragh | 67 | 104 | / |
| Drzas | 67 | 87 | / |
| Drase | 67 | 77 | / |
| Drays | 67 | 65 | / |
| Drayß | 67 | 63 | / |
| Draks | 67 | 49 | / |
| Dëraj | 67 | 34 | / |
| Drats | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dhraj | 67 | 21 | / |
| Draiz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Drahg | 67 | 20 | / |
| Drakh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Drahs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dhras | 67 | 16 | / |
| Draic | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dragø | 67 | 12 | / |
| Drazh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Draik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Drras | 67 | 10 | / |
| Draig | 67 | 9 | / |
| Drast | 67 | 9 | / |
| Draag | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dhraz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dracs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Drraz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Draij | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhrak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Draaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drrag | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dreak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Draić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drauk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drajs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dragp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drask | 67 | 2 | / |
| Draas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drzak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drajj | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Rex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drakc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drags | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dradj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drazq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drauś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draće | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dracq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drzac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dırak | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dract | 67 | 0 | / |
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