de Graaf Surname
Approximately 25,677 people bear this surname
de Graaf Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.
Read More About This Surnamede Graaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 22,952 | 1:736 | 27 |
| Australia | 670 | 1:40,292 | 5,202 |
| Belgium | 404 | 1:28,457 | 4,559 |
| France | 248 | 1:267,834 | 41,280 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| South Africa | 223 | 1:242,949 | 24,856 |
| New Zealand | 203 | 1:22,307 | 3,907 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
de Graaf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) The count, or, in England, an earl.
(Dutch/Flemish), the Count.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'the count', a nobility title.
- alexdgraaf2de Graaf Demographics
Average de Graaf Salary in
United States
$68,787 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Graaff | 94 | 6,026 | / |
| de Graf | 93 | 100 | / |
| de Graft | 88 | 1,341 | / |
| de Graff | 88 | 289 | / |
| de Graav | 88 | 130 | / |
| De-Graaf | 88 | 5 | / |
| de Graaw | 88 | 5 | / |
| der Graf | 88 | 1 | / |
| de Graffe | 82 | 7 | / |
| De-Graaff | 82 | 1 | / |
| da Graaff | 82 | 1 | / |
| de Graw | 80 | 109 | / |
| De-Graft | 75 | 2,666 | / |
| de Groof | 75 | 2,394 | / |
| de Grauw | 75 | 562 | / |
| de Groff | 75 | 83 | / |
| de Greif | 75 | 38 | / |
| de Groft | 75 | 3 | / |
| de Greaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Grauv | 75 | 1 | / |
| De-Graff | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Graph | 75 | 0 | / |
| de Greiff | 71 | 50 | / |
| de Grooff | 71 | 28 | / |
| de Greift | 71 | 11 | / |
| de Grofft | 71 | 2 | / |
| de Grow | 67 | 7 | / |
| de Grob | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Grouw | 63 | 73 | / |
| De-Groof | 63 | 1 | / |
| De-Grauw | 63 | 1 | / |
| de Groph | 63 | 0 | / |
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