de Graf Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Aruba
Highest density in:
Aruba

de Graf Surname Definition:

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

de Graf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Aruba511:2,029300
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

de Graf 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

DE GRAFF: (Dutch.) De Graaf, the count or earl, the great man; de, the, and graaff, count.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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de Graf Last Name Facts

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

de Graf is carried by more people in Aruba than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of de Graf.

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

This last name is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name de Graf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of de Graf are found; 51 percent are found in Caribbean and 51 percent are found in Batavo-Caribbean.

It is most prevalent in Aruba, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,029. Excluding Aruba de Graf occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

de Graf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Graf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Graf last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Graaf9325,677/
de Graft931,341/
de Graff93289/
der Graf931/
de Graaff886,026/
de Graffe887/
de Graw86109/
De-Graft802,666/
de Groof802,394/
de Grauw80562/
de Graav80130/
de Groff8083/
de Greif8038/
de Graaw805/
De-Graaf805/
de Groft803/
de Grauv801/
De-Graff801/
de Greaw801/
de Graph800/
de Greiff7550/
de Grooff7528/
de Greift7511/
de Grofft752/
da Graaff751/
De-Graaff751/
de Grow717/
de Grob711/
de Grouw6773/
De-Groof671/
De-Grauw671/
de Groph670/
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