Drif Surname
Approximately 11,425 people bear this surname
Drif Surname User-submission:
The surname Drif means 'kind' in Arabic.
Drif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6,632 | 1:5,825 | 942 |
| Morocco | 4,430 | 1:7,782 | 1,011 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Drif (322) may also be a first name.
Drif Surname Meaning
Drif Demographics
Average Drif Salary in
United States
$19,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Drif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Drif (Russian: Дриф) occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Drif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Drif is the 45,424th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 637,860 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Drif live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. Drif is also the 488,964th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 322 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 6,632 people, or 1 in 5,825. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Boumerdès Province, where 23 percent are found, Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 14 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 39 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Drif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
The amount Drif earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning 316,567 kr per year; in United States they earn 54.86% less than the national average, earning $19,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.55% less than the national average, earning $30,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drief | 89 | 3,113 | / |
| Druif | 89 | 189 | / |
| Drift | 89 | 98 | / |
| Dhrif | 89 | 79 | / |
| Drife | 89 | 60 | / |
| Driff | 89 | 28 | / |
| Dreif | 89 | 22 | / |
| Draif | 89 | 18 | / |
| Drgif | 89 | 7 | / |
| Drifh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Drrif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Druijf | 80 | 106 | / |
| Druiff | 80 | 38 | / |
| Dreifs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dhraif | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Roif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dreift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dref | 75 | 575 | / |
| Drib | 75 | 97 | / |
| Driv | 75 | 6 | / |
| Druijff | 73 | 161 | / |
| Dreifhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dreifch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Driffth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dreib | 67 | 2,709 | / |
| Drefs | 67 | 931 | / |
| Dreef | 67 | 320 | / |
| Drayf | 67 | 137 | / |
| Druyf | 67 | 62 | / |
| Draiv | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dreff | 67 | 17 | / |
| Draib | 67 | 16 | / |
| Driev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dryfe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dreyf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhriv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Drivt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Driew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drhiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dreiv | 67 | 0 | / |
Drif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drif in the Russian language | ||
| Дриф | drif | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drif
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