Drove Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Drove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Drove (12) may also be a first name.

Drove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drove is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drove? popularity and diffusion

Drove is the 1,980,395th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Drove are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany Drove is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

Drove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drove has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Drove surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drove Last Name Statistics demography

Drove earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drover913,132/
Drovie9134/
Drouve9122/
Droves9110/
Drovet913/
Drovey911/
Dhrove911/
Dhroove837/
Drotved831/
Drovets831/
Drave801,230/
Dreve80384/
Drobe80206/
Drowe8050/
Drovi805/
Drovy802/
Draves732,414/
Dravie731,270/
Dravet73472/
Drobet7362/
Draver7361/
Drobes7348/
Drobey7340/
Drobez7333/
Drouvi7322/
Drober7316/
Drobei7310/
Drouvé738/
Drevea736/
Drowet734/
Drovis733/
Drobie732/
Drouwe732/
Drhave731/
Drovio731/
Drouva731/
Droube731/
Dhrave731/
Draeve731/
Droeue731/
Droobe731/
Dravez731/
Dravey731/
Drobea731/
Drowue731/
Drowey730/
Drowes730/
Dravee730/
Drevey730/
Draouet67613/
Dravecz67160/
Droubie6763/
Drobesh6750/
Drobets6746/
Dratver6739/
Drouvis6734/
Dravetz6731/
Drovich6725/
Drobetz6722/
Drobecz679/
Drowesh674/
Drahoue672/
Dhrgave672/
Dravesh672/
Drovjch671/
Draaver671/
Drouwer671/
Dhrower671/
Drovych671/
Drowett671/
Draaves671/
Drávecz671/
Drovish670/
Droiuie670/
Dravett670/

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