Drife Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Drife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England11:24,375,369195,128

Drife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drife is found most frequently in Scotland. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drife? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Drife reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Drife is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 254,944. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: South Lanarkshire, where 52 percent live, Dumfries and Galloway, where 33 percent live and Aberdeen City, where 5 percent live. Apart from Scotland Drife exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Drife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Drife has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Drife surname grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drife Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drife surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Drife earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $57,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drifei914/
Drifer911/
Drif8911,425/
Dreifge836/
Dreifhe832/
Driffie830/
Drief803,113/
Drifi80670/
Druif80189/
Drift8098/
Dhrif8079/
Driff8028/
Drifa8026/
Dreif8022/
Draif8018/
Driev8011/
Dryfe8010/
Drgif807/
Drifh804/
Drafe803/
Driew801/
Drefe801/
Drify801/
Drrif801/
Driffess770/
Draifi73680/
Druijf73106/
Druiff7338/
Dhrifi7311/
Dreifs737/
Drziev733/
Driffi732/
Draify732/
D'Roif731/
Hdrifa731/
Dreift731/
Dreefe731/
Draffe731/
Dhraif731/
Drefer730/
Druefe730/
Driffy730/
Drufee730/
Drew6762,163/
Dref67575/
Drev67434/
Druijff67161/
Drib6797/
Drifish6773/
Drouffe6746/
Dreffer6740/
Dreb6715/
Driv676/
Dryfess673/
Dreifch672/
Drajfer671/
Driffth671/
Dreyffe671/
Dreffes671/
Dreifys671/

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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 Drife
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