de Graeve Surname

134,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Graeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Graeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,7711:4,149455
France4171:159,28724,743
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: de Graëve (2) are calculated separately.

de Graeve Last Name Facts

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

de Graeve occurs most in Belgium. It may occur as a variant: de Graëve. Click here for further possible spellings of de Graeve.

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

This surname is the 134,536th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,177,987 people. de Graeve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of de Graeve are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,771 people, or 1 in 4,149. In Belgium de Graeve is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Belgium de Graeve exists in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

de Graeve Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Graeve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.69% less than the national average, earning R 143,328 per year and in Canada they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $35,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graëve962/
de Grave941,513/
de Greve94915/
de Groeve89504/
de Greeve89176/
de Grieve8964/
De-Graeve895/
de Greaves841/
de Grove82145/
de Grève8246/
De-Grave823/
de Grauwe78627/
de Grouve781/
de Graawe781/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Graeve
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