Drimie Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Qatar

Drimie Surname Definition:

Place name in Perthshire, Scotland (Drimmie).

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Drimie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Drimie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Perthshire, Scotland (Drimmie).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the root word druim (pronounced drum), meaning 'a small ridge' or 'hoggsback'. It is a Celtic word prominent in the Scots and Irish Gaelic languages.

- drymdrum

Drimie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drimie is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Drimie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drimie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Drimie is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Drimie reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside and Qatar, where 6 percent reside.

Drimie Last Name Statistics demography

Drimie earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning R 178,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drimmie92188/
Drimier920/
Drimi91155/
Drime9111/
Drihmi83755/
Draime83336/
Drimer83247/
Drimis83121/
Drisme8325/
Drismi8313/
Drimes8312/
Drimiz834/
Drimed831/
Drihme831/
Drimey831/
Draimi831/
Drhimer77376/
Drimmer77324/
Drummie77123/
Dreimiz7730/
Dremier7724/
Dreimer772/
Drimiaj771/
Draimes771/
Draimis770/
Drimmis770/
Drumi73214/
Drima7370/
Dreme7338/
Dremi7334/
Drume738/
Drymi734/
Drême731/
D'Reimiz7138/
Drimmett711/
Drumea672,709/
Droima67759/
Drhima67137/
Drymer67118/
Dremer6762/
Drimaj6728/
Dremez6727/
Dresme6725/
Drimay6714/
Drumme6714/
Draima676/
Drimou675/
Drymis675/
Dremes674/
Drumey672/
Drumeu671/
Drayme671/
Dreami671/
Drummi671/
Dremeh671/
Draimy671/
Dremis671/
Dremae671/
Drimmy670/

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