Drygalla Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Drygalla Surname User-submission:

The surname Drygalla or Drygala means 'blonde thief' in Brazilian Portuguese.

Drygalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Drygalla Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Drygalla or Drygala means 'blonde thief' in Brazilian Portuguese.

- hendriknanni

Drygalla Last Name Facts

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

Drygalla is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drygalla? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,133,308th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Drygalla live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Drygalla is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany Drygalla is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 21 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany Drygalla occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

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Dregalla8881/
Drigalla8870/
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Drygalo8014/
Drigala808/
Dregala801/
Drygaylo75100/
Drygailo7519/
Dregallo7518/
Drysgola7516/
Drzygała7515/
Drygajlo7512/
Drigallo757/
Drigalle751/
Drzygalo751/
Drygajła751/
Drigola6791/
Dregalo6738/
Drigalo673/
Drigale671/
Dregale671/
Drygoła671/
Drygało671/
Drygajło6381/
Drzygało6352/
Drăgălai6328/
Drigaylo6321/
Drygałło638/
Drigailo638/
Drygolya634/
Drigalio633/
Drigolya5084/

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