Dro Surname

63,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast6,7471:3,419329
Liberia4091:10,7791,185
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1131:587,81278,453
Afghanistan961:334,9295,112
Niger811:236,9387,651
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
India201:38,353,269431,471
Benin181:574,20035,798
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Drò (3) & Dró (1) are calculated separately.

Dro (3,629) may also be a first name.

Dro Last Name Facts

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

Dro (Georgian: დრო, Hindi: द्रो) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as: Drò or Dró. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dro is the 63,837th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 928,941 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Dro are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Mande Africa. Dro is also the 117,305th most common first name in the world It is held by 3,629 people.

The last name Dro is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 6,747 people, or 1 in 3,419. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 62 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 5 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.

Dro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dro surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dro last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Dro earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drò893/
Dró891/
Droh868,901/
Droz864,782/
Drop863,370/
Dros861,086/
Droy86767/
Droś86725/
Drot86715/
Drou86404/
Droß86391/
Drgo86140/
Droj86119/
Droi8682/
Droa8639/
Druo8633/
Dhro8620/
Drod8610/
Droo866/
Drzo866/
Hdro865/
Drro864/
Drho862/
Tdro861/
Droš861/
Droź861/
Drost7514,346/
Dross751,391/
Droit751,255/
Droux751,192/
Drott751,005/
Druot75627/
Hdros75456/
Droup75388/
Dropp75349/
Droop75314/
Drotz75280/
Drots75259/
Drout75152/
Droch75143/
Drosd75134/
Drgoň75105/
Dhroy7581/
Drodt7569/
Droud7539/
Drosz7534/
Drohe7530/
Drooz7529/
Drood7529/
Drozt7529/
Drous7529/
Drouh7527/
Drois7514/
Drodz7510/
Drocz757/
Drozs757/
Drosč756/
Dhrod755/
Droid755/
Drooh754/
Drosh754/
Droos753/
Droot753/
Drouz753/
Droyd752/
Dhroo752/
Droys752/
D'Roz751/
Drgoo751/
Drozz751/
Tdrou751/
Droyt751/
Drohj751/
Droht751/
Drohy751/
Drros751/
Droiz750/
Drodd750/
Dropf750/
Dra6720,823/
Droush671,511/
Drottz67243/
Drotts67119/
Drosch67105/
Drosdz6779/
Droszt6727/
Droszd6720/
Drosdt6716/
Drotch6715/
Droutz6714/
Druoha6714/
Drotth6713/
Druost6712/
Droish6711/
Droith677/
D'Ross676/
Drouch674/
Drouss674/
Dhrouh673/
Droudt672/
Droich672/
Droust672/
Drouth672/
Droyth672/
Droits672/
Drouët672/
Droszs671/
Uandro671/
Drocht671/
D'Rood671/
D'Roth671/
Drauou671/
Drouës671/
Drostt671/
Drhouz671/
Druoht670/
Droosh670/
Drostd670/
Drouht670/

Dro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dro in the Georgian language
დროdro-
Dro in the Hindi language
द्रोdro-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dro
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