Drive Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Drive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1371:77,9854,098
France101:6,642,272293,169
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel91:950,84857,975
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
England51:11,143,612252,590
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Drive (495) may also be a first name.

Drive Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drive (Arabic: دريف) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drive? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Drive occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Drive are found; 72 percent are found in Caribbean and 72 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 381,460th most common first name globally. It is borne by 495 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 77,985. In Haiti Drive is mostly concentrated in: Nord, where 96 percent live, Ouest, where 3 percent live and Artibonite, where 1 percent live. Not including Haiti Drive is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

Drive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Drive has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Drive surname fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Driver9137,732/
Drivet91440/
Drives9145/
Drived914/
Draive914/
Drivez911/
Drivei911/
Drivey910/
Druijve8320/
Draiver8312/
Driverr834/
Driveid833/
Drivesh831/
Drivett831/
Dreiver831/
Dreives830/
Drave801,230/
Driva80973/
Dreve80384/
Druve80137/
Dribe8043/
Drivi8017/
Drivy800/
Drevet734,628/
Drever732,279/
Dreves731,324/
Dhruve73637/
Driebe73153/
Dryver73110/
Driber7366/
Draiva7360/
Drivis7359/
Drouve7322/
Draibe7312/
Druyve738/
Dribet737/
Drevea736/
Dreibe736/
Dribes736/
Drevez735/
Drieby734/
Drievi734/
Drivio732/
Dreave732/
Dribez731/
Dribed731/
Dribie731/
Drhave731/
Drewie731/
Draeve731/
Dhrave731/
Dravey731/
Dravee730/
Drevey730/
Dreaver67452/
Drayver67133/
Drijber6796/
Dreaves6742/
Drevets6725/
Dreiwes6719/
Dreibeh6715/
Dhruvey675/
Driwech674/
Dreivis674/
Dreeves674/
Dreyver672/
Dreever672/
Dreiber672/
Dresver671/
Draiber671/
Drayiva671/
Dreivid671/
Drevhed671/
Drevees671/
Drevech671/
Dreuves670/
Drivitt670/
Droiuie670/

Drive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drive in the Arabic language
دريفdryf-

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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 Drive
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