Degrave Surname

126,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Degrave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,8081:36,7384,513
United States1,0771:336,54530,365
Belgium4511:25,4914,042
Haiti771:138,7526,057
Canada731:504,73442,927
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Dégrave (1) are calculated separately.

Degrave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degrave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻴﻜﺮﺍﻑ, Russian: Деграве) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Dégrave. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degrave? popularity and diffusion

The last name Degrave is the 126,249th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,023,756 people. The surname Degrave is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Degrave reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1,808 people, or 1 in 36,738. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.

Degrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Degrave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Degrave last name rose 3,714 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Degrave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Degrave are 29.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Degrave earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $55,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dégrave951/
Degraeve933,238/
Degraves93210/
Degraive9320/
Degreave9314/
Desgrave9310/
Degravie934/
Diegrave931/
Degraver930/
Desgraves88419/
Degreve86938/
Degrève86322/
Degrove8693/
Degravi865/
Degréve863/
Degrêve861/
Degrive861/
Digrave860/
Degrauwe80225/
Degroeve8052/
Degrouve8025/
Degreeve8019/
Degrieve805/
Degravio804/
Degrivea801/
Degroove801/
Duikgrave750/
Degraba7130/
Dagreve7112/
Digravi711/
Digravio67149/
Deichgraber6711/
Dykgreve678/
Dickgraber598/
Dichgraber590/

Degrave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degrave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻴﻜﺮﺍﻑajykraf-
Degrave in the Russian language
Дегравеdegrave-

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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 Degrave
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