All around the world, Drake (Drake 
, دريك 
, Dreki 
, along with others...) is quite a common male first name. The given name Drake is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare masculine name, the United States, and Puerto Rico. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Ghana, and Indonesia. More frequently, Drake is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Drake | Australia, Ghana, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| دريك | Palestinian Territory, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq |
| Dreki | South Africa |
Drake is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Drake Parker , the fictional character from the television series Drake & Josh; Drake dè Mon , character in Charmed; Drake , the Pokemon character, Pokémon; Drake Whitley , the character from 2001 film 'The Luck of the Irish' and Drake Maijstral , among other works.
| sir john drake, 2nd bt. (1647-1684) (b. 1647) |
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| bamfylde drake (born 1670) (b. 1670) |
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| montagu drake English Member of Parliament (1673-1698) (b. 1673) |
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| montague garrard drake British politician (b. 1692) |
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| bampfylde drake (born 1704) (b. 1704) |
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| sir isaac drake British Army officer (b. 1719) |
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| spencer drake British Royal Navy officer, lieutenant in 1828 (1796-?) (b. 1796) |
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alonzo drake English footballer and county cricketer (1884-1919), GB (b. 1884) |
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delos drake American baseball player (1886-1965), US (b. 1886) |
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| lyman drake American baseball player, US (b. 1852) |
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| newman e. drake American entrepreneur and philanthropist, US (b. 1860) |
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| durant drake philosopher (1878-1933), US (b. 1878) |
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| stillman drake Canadian academic, CA (b. 1910) |
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miles p. drake Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
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| ray drake English footballer (1934-2013), GB (b. 1934) |
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