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 Male de Graaf Height
179.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
de Graaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Graaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name de Graaf is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of de Graaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Graaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,233rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 283,816 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Graaf live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
de Graaf is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 22,952 people, or 1 in 736. In The Netherlands de Graaf is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands de Graaf occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
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 who held the de Graaf surname rose 948 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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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