Drinjak Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Drinjak Surname User-submission:

The surname Drinjak is derived from the nickname Drinja, meaning 'early to the Drina'. The family is from Čevo, Montenegro.

Drinjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1371:25,8134,210
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Serbia441:162,38510,827
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Albania51:582,81119,572
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Drinjak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Drinjak is derived from the nickname Drinja, meaning 'early to the Drina'. The family is from Čevo, Montenegro.

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Drinjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drinjak occurs most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drinjak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drinjak is the 937,786th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Drinjak reside; 84 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Drinjak is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 25,813. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Drinjak is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 84 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent live and Brčko District, where 1 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Drinjak exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 16 percent live and Serbia, where 16 percent live.

Drinjak Last Name Statistics demography

Drinjak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drnjak924/
Drignak863/
Drenjak862/
Dryniak71227/
Dreniak714/
Drignac713/
Drencak712/
Drynchak673/
Dreuniak672/
Drenchak671/
Drojniak671/
Dremšak5734/
Dreniok571/
Dregnaux5338/
Dremchak531/
Dreuniok531/
Dresniok531/
Drzeniok531/
Drencock530/
Dremschak506/

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