Droll Surname

164,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Droll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Droll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6121:49,9416,517
United States8631:419,99936,400
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
France281:2,372,240182,981
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Droll (10) may also be a first name.

Droll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Droll is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Droll? popularity and diffusion

The last name Droll is the 164,822nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,770,930 people. The last name Droll is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Droll live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Droll is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname Droll is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,612 people, or 1 in 49,941. In Germany Droll is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Droll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Droll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Droll surname increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Droll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Droll are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the party.

Droll earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,682 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drolle91148/
Drotll913/
Droell913/
Drooll910/
Drol89205/
Droulle835/
Droille830/
Drole80763/
Drall80550/
Droul8088/
Droel8066/
Droël8019/
Drull8014/
Dhrol8011/
Drool805/
Drold801/
Druol801/
Drosl801/
Droil801/
Drolt800/
Drohl800/
Drossell776/
Droscell770/
Dralle731,891/
Drulle73124/
Droßel7363/
Drosel7356/
Drolhe7327/
Drotil731/
Dhroel731/
Drohle731/
Droule731/
Dhrall731/
Druill730/
Drossel671,086/
Dral67811/
Drul67329/
Druille67103/
Dreulle6769/
Drolova6731/
Drusell6724/
Drohsel6717/
Drál6711/
Drochil671/
Dracell671/
Drucell671/
Drochel671/
Droisil671/
Drusill670/
Drahall670/

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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 Droll
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