Dros Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Dros Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5311:31,8035,282
Malaysia1461:202,01511,880
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Poland421:904,97068,062
Romania291:692,34047,921
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
France201:3,321,136213,627
Curaçao191:8,276277
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
India101:76,706,538639,611
England91:6,190,895170,599
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Droś (725) & Droš (1) are calculated separately.

Dros (206) may also be a first name.

Dros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dros (Russian: Дрос) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Droś or Droš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dros.

How Common Is The Last Name Dros? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 338,735th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname Dros occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Dros live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 630,600th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 206 people.

The last name Dros is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 531 people, or 1 in 31,803. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 35 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and Gelderland, where 18 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Dros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dros last name rose 663 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dros Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dros surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dros earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.43% more than the national average, earning R 366,984 per year and in United States they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning $48,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Droś92725/
Droš921/
Drost8914,346/
Dross891,391/
Drose89533/
Hdros89456/
Drots89259/
Droes89201/
Drosd89134/
Drgos8954/
Drosz8934/
Drous8929/
Drois8914/
Drozs897/
Drosč896/
Drosc895/
Drosh894/
Droos893/
Droys892/
Drros891/
Dro867,845/
Droush801,511/
Drouse80145/
Drosse80124/
Drotts80119/
Drosch80105/
Drosdz8079/
D'Rose8073/
Droszt8027/
Droszd8020/
Drosdt8016/
Druost8012/
Droish8011/
Droesh809/
D'Ross806/
Droshe805/
Droise804/
Drouss804/
Droust802/
Droits802/
Droszs801/
Drosdź801/
Drosdż801/
Drouës801/
Drostt801/
Drohse800/
Droosh800/
Drostd800/
Droh758,901/
Droz754,782/
Drop753,370/
Drus75844/
Droy75767/
Drot75715/
Dras75696/
Drou75404/
Droß75391/
Droc75355/
Drgo75140/
Droj75119/
Droi7582/
Drož7566/
Droa7539/
Druo7533/
Dhro7520/
Droż7514/
Drod7510/
Drox758/
Droo756/
Drzo756/
Hdro755/
Drro754/
Drho752/
Tdro751/
Droź751/
Drosche73239/
Drosova7341/
Drousse7321/
Drousch7317/
Drousth733/
Droggis731/
Droushe731/
D'Roess731/
D'Roose731/
Droshch731/
Droysch731/
Draus671,646/
Droit671,255/
Droux671,192/
Drott671,005/
Drust67828/
Drgas67752/
Druot67627/
Druse67535/
Drass67472/
Droup67388/
Dropp67349/
Droop67314/
Drotz67280/
Drouj67276/
Druss67261/
Drush67186/
Drout67152/
Droch67143/
Drash67136/
Dreus67129/
Droez67105/
Drgoň67105/
Drzas6787/
Dhroy6781/
Drase6777/
Drodt6769/
Droce6748/
Drozh6745/
Droud6739/
Drotsche6730/
Drohe6730/
Drooz6729/
Drood6729/
Drozt6729/
Drusz6728/
Gyros6727/
Drouh6727/
Droße6726/
Drousche6725/
Drats6724/
Druis6724/
Droitsch6720/
Drahs6717/
Dhras6716/
Drzus6711/
Drras6710/
Drodz6710/
Drast679/
Drocz677/
Druså677/
Drgoš677/
Druus676/
Dhrod675/
Tdrus675/
Druzs675/
Droid675/
Drosdowa674/
Drooh674/
Droot673/
Drouz673/
Droyd672/
Dhroo672/
Draas672/
Drajs672/
Droischt672/
Drads672/
D'Roz671/
Drgoo671/
Drozz671/
Tdrou671/
Drusj671/
Družs671/
Drzoz671/
Drùss671/
Droyt671/
Drohj671/
Droht671/
Drohy671/
Drorz670/
Droiz670/
Drodd670/
Droic670/
Dropf670/

Dros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dros in the Russian language
Дросdros-

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Dros Reference & Research

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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 Dros
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