Drua Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Drua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5851:13,9381,325
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
India751:10,227,538196,136
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Drua (380) may also be a first name.

Drua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drua (Oriya: ଦୃଆ, Russian: Друа) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 431,494th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Drua live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Drua is also the 444,827th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 380 people.

The last name Drua is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 13,938. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 85 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhrua894,178/
Druay8918/
Druha898/
Druad894/
Druaz891/
Druat891/
Druash8039/
Druoha8014/
Druhai804/
Drouha802/
Druays801/
Dhruha801/
Dhruea801/
Druhat800/
Druo7533/
Drba7516/
Drva754/
Druhach733/
Druot67627/
Dhrva67115/
Drouhaud6740/
Drouhaut6717/
Drouhait6711/
Drvač678/
Drbah672/
Dhrwa672/
Drbaa671/
Drbai671/
Drrba671/

Drua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drua in the Oriya language
ଦୃଆdr'a79.63
ଧୃଆdhr'a18.52
ଡୁଆdu'a1.85
Drua in the Russian language
Друаdrua-

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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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  • 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 Drua
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