Gra Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2311:766,85234,601
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Ivory Coast1211:190,6718,308
Taiwan751:312,5972,517
Poland731:520,66850,348
Afghanistan691:465,9886,093
India571:13,457,287231,997
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Niger451:426,48911,711
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
France341:1,953,609166,012
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
England101:5,571,806158,774
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
China61:227,886,92811,701
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Grà (3), Grá (2) & Grä (1) are calculated separately.

Gra (1,024) may also be a first name.

Gra Last Name Facts

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

Gra (Russian: Гра) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Grà, Grá or Grä. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,768th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 29 percent of Gra are found; 28 percent are found in West Africa and 21 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 250,845th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,024 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 766,852. In Nigeria Gra is mostly found in: Yobe, where 70 percent reside, Adamawa, where 16 percent reside and Borno, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside.

Gra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gra last name increased 1,308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gra surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Chaldean Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gra are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Gra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $40,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grà893/
Grá892/
Grä891/
Gray86521,487/
Grau8651,536/
Gras8622,321/
Grad8612,804/
Grah8612,373/
Graß863,335/
Grap861,415/
Graj861,256/
Graz861,064/
Graś86938/
Grai86829/
Graa86682/
Grat86492/
Grea86293/
Grga86176/
Grra86165/
Grňa8671/
Groa8634/
Ghra8623/
Ngra8621/
Gåra8616/
Graš869/
Graş866/
Grha864/
Gréa864/
Grúa863/
Grač863/
G'Ra861/
Grza861/
Graç861/
Hgra861/
Grać861/
Qgra861/
Grass7514,602/
Great756,047/
Graus753,677/
Grays752,973/
Graux752,276/
Grach751,843/
Graap751,415/
Graha751,201/
Graat75924/
Graia75811/
Grais75758/
Graas75697/
Grats75695/
Gratt75611/
Grapp75554/
Gradt75551/
Graja75526/
Gread75485/
Ghrat75418/
Grait75371/
Grash75339/
Graid75271/
Greas75267/
Grahs75187/
Graut75180/
Graup75153/
Graya75152/
Geera75130/
Graiz75108/
Graić7571/
Graud7561/
Graah7539/
N'Gra7534/
Grajš7534/
Gruľa7534/
Gërra7534/
Grast7532/
Grajd7528/
Grazt7525/
Ghrai7523/
Gradz7523/
Grads7522/
Graad7522/
Grhas7520/
Grabp7519/
Graßt7517/
Grajz7513/
Grayd7513/
Ghraz7513/
Graph7511/
Grayt7511/
Hgras7510/
Grajj758/
Graňa758/
G'Rra757/
Grajs757/
Ngrai756/
Graht755/
Ghray755/
Greap754/
Grray754/
Graij754/
Grasp753/
Gradd753/
Graïa753/
Graih753/
Graiš753/
Grasø753/
Grauß753/
Ghras753/
Grauz752/
Grazs752/
Nghra752/
Kgray752/
Cgray752/
Grauy752/
Grauh752/
Greaz752/
Ghrea752/
Graaj752/
Ngraj752/
Hngra751/
Graay751/
Ghrad751/
Grazz751/
Grras751/
Grahu751/
Graič751/
Graët751/
Groïa751/
Griea751/
Ggray751/
Ngrau751/
Grgaj751/
Ghrau751/
Grayh750/
Graiy750/
Graip750/
Grapf750/
Gri671,586/
Gry671,238/
Gre671,196/
Ghrais67918/
Graich67581/
Grauss67463/
Gro67382/
Graysh67382/
Greaud67339/
Grasch67264/
Gratch67262/
Graiss67249/
Ngeera67225/
Graupp67215/
Greash67153/
Grausz67128/
Ghraij67127/
Grauds67119/
Greatz67109/
Gratts67107/
Ngraha6773/
Grauch6764/
Grauth6753/
Ghrash6753/
Grattz6751/
Grahač6742/
Greats6739/
Gracht6737/
Graatz6731/
Graszt6728/
Grault6725/
Gré6722/
Grouha6721/
Grahie6717/
Graadt6715/
Gërraj6715/
Graass6711/
Grasst6710/
Greach679/
Grj678/
Graach677/
Graaja676/
Greatt676/
Cgrath676/
Grahai676/
Ghraih676/
Ghraya676/
Geerat675/
Graudt674/
Grauzs674/
Grayts673/
Greova673/
Grê673/
Ghraiz673/
Grè673/
Graush672/
Grahah672/
Graish672/
Graitz672/
D'Gray672/
Grausø672/
Greass671/
N'Ghra671/
Graats671/
Graith671/
Grassp671/
Grauts671/
Grauzz671/
Graych671/
Greads671/
Greaus671/
Geeraa671/
Geeray671/
Ghrapp671/
Grahas671/
Geerga671/
Graits671/
Ncgraa671/
Nngrai671/
Grasås671/
Grathz671/
Grathø671/
Gró671/
Ghraph671/
Ghrach671/
Nngraj671/
Geeraz671/
Greauy671/
Ghrath671/
Grautz670/
Graths670/

Gra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gra in the Russian language
Граgra-

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