Drinka Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Drinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia3321:16,0742,323
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Czechia691:154,10823,763
Austria241:354,81038,119
Hungary161:613,51735,830
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Latvia41:512,51230,386
England31:18,572,686338,250
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Dřinka (3) & Dřínka (12) are calculated separately.

Drinka (660) may also be a first name.

Drinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drinka (Russian: Дринка) is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Dřinka or Dřínka. Click here for other potential spellings of Drinka.

How Common Is The Last Name Drinka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 486,338th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Drinka live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Drinka is also the 323,152nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 660 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 16,074. In Slovakia Drinka is most prevalent in: Trnava Region, where 85 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 9 percent live and Nitra Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Slovakia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Drinka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Drinka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drinka last name rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drinka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Drinka surname are 6.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Drinka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,035 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dřinka943/
Drienka9252/
Dringka922/
Drinkaj921/
Drnka9123/
Dřínka8912/
Drinkaus8610/
Drinkash861/
Drinko83264/
Drenka83105/
Drinke8327/
Drinky834/
Drinca834/
Drinki831/
Drinkhaus801/
Drienko7783/
Drinkou779/
Drinkis774/
Drienkó774/
Drincas771/
Drinkes770/
Drinkich711/
Drincker711/
Drinkout710/
Drynko67141/
Drenko67130/
Drinco6715/
Drenkó6712/
Drenca674/
Drince673/
Drynki672/
Drincă671/
Drenke671/
Drinkhous670/

Drinka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drinka in the Russian language
Дринкаdrinka-

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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
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  • 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 Drinka
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