Drož Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Drož Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drož Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia651:163,59224,859
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Droz (4,782), Droż (14) & Droź (1) are calculated separately.

Drož Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drož is found most frequently in Czechia. It can also occur as: Droz, Droż or Droź. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drož? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Drož occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Drož live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 163,592. In Czechia Drož is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 55 percent reside, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 17 percent reside and Prague, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Droz924,782/
Droż9214/
Droź921/
Dros751,086/
Droś75725/
Droc75355/
Droj75119/
Draž7511/
Drox758/
Droš751/
Drožová7362/
Hdros67456/
Drouj67276/
Droch67143/
Drozh6745/
Drosz6734/
Drooz6729/
Drous6729/
Drois6714/
Drgoš677/
Drocz677/
Drosč676/
Drosc675/
Drosh674/
Droos673/
Drouz673/
Droys672/
D'Roz671/
Drros671/
Drohj671/
Družs671/
Drorz670/
Droic670/
Droiz670/

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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 Drož
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