Drifter Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Drifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Drifter (17) may also be a first name.

Drifter Last Name Facts

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

Drifter has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drifter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Drifter live; 28 percent live in North America and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Drifter is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Besides India Drifter exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drifte9279/
Trifter864/
Derfter861/
Drivter861/
Derviter801/
Triefter801/
Doerfter801/
Draufter800/
Drifty773/
Drivitera751/
Trafter7116/
Trefter712/
Draftar711/
Toryfter67126/
Tyryfter6732/
Drivedri6714/
Teryfter677/
Trifutra677/
Troefter676/
Deruvter672/
Darveter672/
Taryfter671/
Tarafter671/
Terofter671/
Drivedir671/
Dravitar671/
Dravider671/
Trefater670/

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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 Drifter
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