Drigu Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Drigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 75 | 1:267,705 | 24,809 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
Drigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drigu (Hindi: दृगू) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Drigu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Drigu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Drigu are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 267,705. In Romania Drigu is most common in: Alba County, where 63 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 36 percent live and Vâlcea County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Romania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drigau | 91 | 20 | / |
| Drigus | 91 | 17 | / |
| Driguz | 91 | 15 | / |
| Drigou | 91 | 14 | / |
| Driggus | 83 | 22 | / |
| Drigout | 83 | 12 | / |
| Drigous | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dhrighu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Drigush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Drugu | 80 | 84 | / |
| Dregu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Drigouts | 77 | 13 | / |
| Drăguț | 73 | 497 | / |
| Dregus | 73 | 133 | / |
| Drugau | 73 | 130 | / |
| Drăguș | 73 | 35 | / |
| Drajgu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dregou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dräguå | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drygus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dregush | 67 | 10 | / |
| Drygush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dreagoux | 62 | 1 | / |
Drigu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drigu in the Hindi language | ||
| दृगू | drgu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Drigu
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