Dru Surname

203,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,8031:36,8404,537
India841:9,131,731182,786
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Dru (6,326) may also be a first name.

Dru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dru (Bengali: দ্রু, Hindi: ध्रुव, Russian: Дру) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dru is the 203,556th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,565,336 people. The last name Dru is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Dru live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 82,833rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 6,326 people.

Dru is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,803 people, or 1 in 36,840. In France Dru is most frequent in: Martinique, where 29 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Barring France this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Dru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dru has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dru last name increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dru Last Name Statistics demography

Dru earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $46,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Druz864,389/
Dreu861,298/
Drus86844/
Drut86709/
Drui86621/
Drou86404/
Dhru86289/
Drud86283/
Drux86259/
Druy86125/
Druś86104/
Druh8668/
Drau8663/
Drup8643/
Druj8612/
Druu866/
Hdru864/
Druź864/
Ddru863/
Drru862/
Druß861/
Druș861/
Drhu860/
Draus751,646/
Droux751,192/
Draux751,121/
Drust75828/
Draut75445/
Droup75388/
Druid75355/
Drupp75353/
Druch75319/
Drouj75276/
Druss75261/
Drush75186/
Drout75152/
Dreus75129/
Drauz75122/
Drouy7583/
Druhe7579/
Draud7567/
Druța7554/
Dørup7554/
Dreue7549/
Draup7547/
Dhrut7540/
Droud7539/
Drous7529/
Drusz7528/
Drouh7527/
Druit7525/
Druis7524/
Dhrup7519/
Drutt7512/
Dreut7511/
Dhruj758/
Druha758/
Dhruy757/
Druså757/
Druus756/
Društ756/
Tdrus755/
Dreuh755/
Druzs755/
Druiz754/
Drușa754/
Drahu753/
Drouz753/
Drudd752/
Drudh752/
Dhrau751/
Hdhru751/
Dhrru751/
Dhrux751/
D'Ruz751/
Dreup751/
Tdrou751/
Drauh751/
Drauś751/
Drusj751/
Druzt751/
Družs751/
Drujj751/
Drrui751/
Dhruh751/
Dreud750/
Drudt750/
Droush671,511/
Druitt671,101/
Druyts671,039/
Drault67755/
Draudt67696/
Drusch67324/
Drauch67147/
Dreuth67108/
Drauss6746/
Druist6730/
Droutz6714/
Drauth6714/
Dreush678/
Draush677/
D'Ruiz675/
Drouch674/
Drouss674/
Druidh674/
Druich674/
Druish674/
Dreuss673/
Dhrouh673/
Droudt672/
Druggi672/
Dreutt672/
Droust672/
Drouth672/
Drouha672/
Drouët672/
Drauhs672/
Dhruha671/
Dreutz671/
Drraut671/
Uandru671/
D'Ruch671/
Drauou671/
Dró671/
Drruis671/
Druits671/
Drouës671/
Drhuid671/
Drrouj671/
Druhee671/
Drhouz671/
Druhst670/
Drouht670/

Dru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dru in the Bengali language
দ্রুdru-
Dru in the Hindi language
ध्रुवdhruva33.33
द्रुdru33.33
ड़रूआraru'a33.33
Dru in the Russian language
Друdru-

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Footnotes

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