de Graaf Surname

21,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Graaf Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.

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de Graaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands22,9521:73627
Australia6701:40,2925,202
Belgium4041:28,4574,559
France2481:267,83441,280
Canada2431:151,62815,427
South Africa2231:242,94924,856
New Zealand2031:22,3073,907
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England791:705,29239,851
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Spain511:916,70735,562
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Swaziland91:144,244719
Wales71:442,07621,198
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

de Graaf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch/Flemish), the Count.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the count', a nobility title.

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de Graaf Last Name Facts

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

de Graaf is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Graaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,233rd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 283,816 people. The last name de Graaf occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Graaf reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

de Graaf is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 22,952 people, or 1 in 736. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 22 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands de Graaf is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

de Graaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Graaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Graaf surname grew 948 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Graaf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Graaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning 290,897 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 179.75% more than the national average, earning R 664,800 per year; in United States they earn 59.42% more than the national average, earning $68,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $48,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graaff946,026/
de Graf93100/
de Graft881,341/
de Graff88289/
de Graav88130/
De-Graaf885/
de Graaw885/
der Graf881/
de Graffe827/
De-Graaff821/
da Graaff821/
de Graw80109/
De-Graft752,666/
de Groof752,394/
de Grauw75562/
de Groff7583/
de Greif7538/
de Groft753/
de Greaw751/
de Grauv751/
De-Graff751/
de Graph750/
de Greiff7150/
de Grooff7128/
de Greift7111/
de Grofft712/
de Grow677/
de Grob671/
de Grouw6373/
De-Groof631/
De-Grauw631/
de Groph630/

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