Dropping Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Dropping Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dropping Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dropping Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dropping is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dropping? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Dropping reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Dropping is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 30 percent reside, Washington, where 26 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Dropping Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dropping last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

Dropping earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning $38,859 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Droping936/
Droppin931/
Dropin867/
Drappin8010/
Draping806/
Droupin806/
Dropina801/
Drapin71107/
Drapind676/
Drapina671/
Drapn6228/
Drapen5714/
Drapyn574/
Drapyna533/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dropping
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