de Graef Surname

290,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Graef Surname User-submission:

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

de Graef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0381:11,0761,613
Netherlands2061:81,97713,715
France421:1,581,493147,826
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

de Graef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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de Graef Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Graef is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de Graef click here.

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

The surname de Graef is the 290,011th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. The surname de Graef occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of de Graef reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,038 people, or 1 in 11,076. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium de Graef occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

de Graef Last Name Statistics demography

de Graef earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graeff9473/
de Gref932/
de Greef887,075/
de Groef88395/
de Greif8838/
de Greff8812/
De-Graef881/
de Grief880/
de Greeff82451/
de Greiff8250/
de Greift8211/
de Grev801/
de Grauw75562/
de Graav75130/
de Grauv751/
de Greaw751/
de Grijff7142/
de Grouw6373/
De-Grauw631/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Graef
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