Drink Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Drink Surname Definition:
Perhaps the same as the name Dring; said to be from Anglo-Saxon dreng, a soldier, a strong man. See Lye (Anglo-Saxon Dict. ) Hence perhaps the name Drinkard; from German, hart, strong.
Drink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Drink (83) may also be a first name.
Drink Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps the same as the name Dring; said to be from Anglo-Saxon dreng, a soldier, a strong man. See Lye (Anglo-Saxon Dict. ) Hence perhaps the name Drinkard; from German, hart, strong.
Drink Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Drink Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Drink (Russian: Дринк) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Drink? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Drink occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Drink are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 83 people.
The surname Drink is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Drink is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinke | 91 | 27 | / |
| Drinck | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dring | 80 | 3,656 | / |
| Drenk | 80 | 253 | / |
| Drinc | 80 | 94 | / |
| Drynk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ddrnk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drinx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drinková | 77 | 321 | / |
| Drinkova | 77 | 63 | / |
| Døring | 73 | 91 | / |
| Drengk | 73 | 86 | / |
| Drenck | 73 | 57 | / |
| Drings | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dÿring | 73 | 3 | / |
| Drenks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Druing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dőring | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dûring | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drenke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Driong | 73 | 0 | / |
| Drnková | 67 | 204 | / |
| Dådring | 67 | 20 | / |
| Drng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drnkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drnq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Døhring | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drenkova | 62 | 208 | / |
| Drenková | 62 | 121 | / |
| Drynkova | 62 | 79 | / |
| Dringova | 62 | 64 | / |
| Dřinková | 62 | 10 | / |
| Dreng | 60 | 101 | / |
| Drimg | 60 | 3 | / |
| Drång | 60 | 2 | / |
| Drenckova | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gyring | 55 | 58 | / |
| Drengs | 55 | 4 | / |
| Drengh | 55 | 0 | / |
| Drncová | 50 | 235 | / |
| Drncova | 50 | 4 | / |
Drink Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Drink in the Russian language | ||
| Дринк | drink | - |
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