Drug Surname

78,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Drug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,4111:32,6744,450
Romania5511:36,4394,644
Kazakhstan4051:43,6605,696
Belarus2701:35,1896,094
Uzbekistan2071:149,4166,999
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Azerbaijan321:301,5356,945
Austria281:304,12334,120
India241:31,961,058386,265
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Armenia111:266,3806,520
France101:6,642,272293,169
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
England51:11,143,612252,590
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Drüg (2) are calculated separately.

Drug (22,983) may also be a first name.

Drug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Drug (Hindi: द्रुग, Marathi: डृग, Russian: Друг) is most common in Russia. It may occur as a variant: Drüg. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drug? popularity and diffusion

Drug is the 78,606th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,173,329 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Drug are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Drug is also the 34,034th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 22,983 people.

Drug is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 4,411 people, or 1 in 32,674. In Russia Drug is most numerous in: Moscow, where 22 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found and Republic of Tatarstan, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia Drug exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found.

Drug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drug has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Drug Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Drug surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Drug last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 38.21% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drüg922/
Drugg89185/
Drugs89183/
Draug89138/
Drueg892/
Tdrug891/
Drough8031/
Draugs8019/
Draugh8017/
Druggs806/
Dhroug804/
Druegg801/
Druegh801/
Drugue801/
Hdroug801/
Dreugh800/
Druk751,414/
Druc75406/
Drux75259/
Drig75213/
Drog7599/
Druq751/
Drugova732,740/
Drugová73118/
Drugowa732/
Drougue731/
Droog672,075/
Druck671,299/
Droux671,192/
Draux671,121/
Drigh67220/
Druke67194/
Dhrog67183/
Drukh67168/
Drigg6745/
Drouk6717/
Dørig6716/
Droeg6711/
Drügg6710/
Druek674/
Drauk673/
Drogg671/
Drugkova671/
Druggova671/
Drougova671/
Dhrux671/
Drusk671/
Druķe671/
Drügh671/
Drieg670/

Drug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drug in the Hindi language
द्रुगdruga83.33
दृगdrga16.67
Drug in the Marathi language
डृगdrga80
दृगdrga20
Drug in the Russian language
Другdrug-

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Footnotes

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