Degraft Surname

206,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Degraft Surname User-submission:

It is a Scottish surname, which means 'leader', 'gift of God', 'agility', and 'endurance'.

Degraft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Degraft (1,160) may also be a first name.

Degraft Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Scottish surname, which means 'leader', 'gift of God', 'agility', and 'endurance'.

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Degraft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degraft is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degraft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 206,492nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,631,064 people. The surname Degraft is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Degraft reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degraft is also the 233,327th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,160 people.

The surname Degraft is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Degraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Degraft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Degraft last name expanded 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Degraft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Degraft last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Degraft earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.38% more than the national average, earning $72,655 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Degraaft931/
Degrauft930/
Degraf92600/
Degraff863,080/
Degraaf862,364/
Degroft86201/
Deygraf8657/
Deigraf869/
Degrafe862/
Dejgraf862/
Degraaff80373/
Degraffe8079/
Degrofft8031/
Deighraf801/
Degraffs801/
Degraw773,052/
Digraf773/
Degrof772/
Degrav771/
Degroff711,930/
Degreif71226/
Degroof71174/
Degrauw7161/
Degrova7128/
Degraph7114/
Dégraff715/
Desgraw713/
Dhigraf711/
Diegrav711/
Digraff711/
Dykgraaf67296/
Degreiff6715/
Degrooff6713/
Degraphe674/
Dykgraff674/
Degreihf671/
Dikgraaf671/

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