De-Graft Surname

163,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

De-Graft Surname User-submission:

It is a Scottish surname, which means 'leader', 'gift of God', 'agility', and 'endurance'.

De-Graft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,6321:10,2661,368
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

De-Graft (793) may also be a first name.

De-Graft Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Scottish surname, which means 'leader', 'gift of God', 'agility', and 'endurance'.

- rose1976
DNA test information

De-Graft Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De-Graft Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name De-Graft is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name De-Graft? popularity and diffusion

De-Graft is the 163,013th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,733,513 people. De-Graft occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of De-Graft reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. De-Graft is also the 290,823rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 793 people.

De-Graft is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,632 people, or 1 in 10,266. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

De-Graft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of De-Graft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the De-Graft last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graft881,341/
De-Graaf885/
De-Graff881/
De-Graaff821/
de Graf80100/
de Graaf7525,677/
de Graff75289/
de Groft753/
De-Groof751/
De-Grauw751/
der Graf751/
de Graaff716,026/
de Greift7111/
de Graffe717/
de Grofft712/
de Graw67109/
de Groof632,394/
de Grauw63562/
de Graav63130/
de Groff6383/
de Greif6338/
de Graaw635/
de Grauv631/
de Greaw631/
de Graph630/
de Greiff5950/
de Grooff5928/
da Graaff591/
de Grow537/
de Grob531/
de Grouw5073/
de Groph500/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to De-Graft
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