Driou Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Driou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France851:781,44495,071
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Driou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Driou is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Driou is the 1,860,621st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Driou reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 781,444. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 35 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 28 percent live and Île-de-France, where 19 percent live. Outside of France Driou occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driout9152/
Driu89382/
Dragiou8318/
Drieu801,329/
Drius80155/
Druiu8078/
Driau8040/
Droju807/
Dreou801/
D'Riu801/
Driua801/
Drioouch771/
Driaux7353/
Dryouh738/
Driuch736/
Dhroju734/
Dragiu732/
Drehou731/
Drihui731/
Dreouz731/
Driaut731/
Dryu67251/
Dreujou6736/
Dreihus6710/
Driault673/
Drajjou671/
Drihaus671/
Dreohus670/

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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
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  • 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 Driou
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