Drig Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Romania

Drig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Romania541:371,81231,284
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Drig (473) may also be a first name.

Drig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drig (Hindi: दृग, Russian: Дриг) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Drig reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 37 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 391,396th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 473 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 443,312. Beside Iraq this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Drig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drig last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Drig last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Drig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drigh89220/
Drigg8945/
Dørig8916/
Draig899/
Drigs892/
Dreig891/
Drieg890/
Driggs803,150/
Droigk80113/
Draigh8014/
Drigue808/
Drigss801/
Drug756,211/
Drik75740/
Dryg7562/
Drix7554/
Dreg7522/
Dric758/
Driq753/
Drüg752/
Drjg751/
Drigova7320/
Driggss732/
Dreissg731/
Driggsj731/
Drick67276/
Dreik67192/
Drugg67185/
Drzik67131/
Drike67101/
Driok6752/
Drics6741/
Drikz6718/
Draic6715/
Drügg6710/
Draik6710/
Dőrik679/
Drzic679/
Driek676/
Dregg674/
Dregt673/
Dreic673/
Drikh672/
Gyrig672/
Drigĺová672/
Drueg672/
Dreiq671/
Drygg671/
Drikx671/
Dráik671/
Drügh671/
Tdrug671/
Dregs671/
Drixs671/
Driqe671/
Drygs670/
Droic670/

Drig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drig in the Hindi language
दृगdrga81.65
द्रिगdriga16.19
द्रगdraga0.72
दृ़गdrga0.36
Drig in the Russian language
Дригdrig-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drig
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