Droves Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Droves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Droves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Droves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Droves occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Droves.

How Common Is The Last Name Droves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Droves is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Droves reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Droves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Droves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drovets921/
Drove9189/
Drover833,132/
Draves832,414/
Dreves831,324/
Drobes8348/
Drovie8334/
Drouve8322/
Drovis833/
Drovet833/
Drovey831/
Dhrove831/
Drowes830/
Drobesh7750/
Drobets7746/
Drouvis7734/
Dhroove777/
Dreeves774/
Drowesh774/
Dravesh772/
Dreveus771/
Draaves771/
Drevees771/
Drotved771/
Dreuves770/
Drovish770/
Drave731,230/
Drobe73206/
Drowe7350/
Drovi735/
Drovy732/
Drobesch71313/
D'Reeves712/
Drobiesz711/
Drovisch711/
Dravetts710/
Drewes6710,361/
Dravie671,270/
Dravis67566/
Dravet67472/
Drobež67373/
Dravec67240/
Drewis6780/
Drobis6766/
Draver6761/
Drobey6740/
Drobez6733/
Drevis6732/
Drabes6729/
Drouvi6722/
Drobei6710/
Drévès679/
Drouvé678/
Drevez675/
Drowet674/
Drovic673/
Drouwe672/
Drhave671/
Drovio671/
Drouva671/
Droube671/
Dravez671/
Dravey671/
Drobea671/
Drowue671/
Dhrave671/
Droobe671/
Drowey670/
Drawes670/
Dravee670/

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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 Droves
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