Graaf Surname

126,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Graaf Surname User-submission:

Probably a misspelling of "Graaf" carried out through generations. "Graaf" means "count" (nobility title) in dutch, usually accompanied by the name of a region referring to the title. In Holland there was a time when "graaf" title could be awarded by the king or queen or bought for large amounts of money, thus spreading this surname and its descendants.

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Graaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2201:7,607919
Germany6541:123,09715,044
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Australia281:964,13257,058
Suriname191:29,0855,642
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
France81:8,302,840321,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Graaf (56) may also be a first name.

Graaf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Probably a misspelling of "Graaf" carried out through generations. "Graaf" means "count" (nobility title) in dutch, usually accompanied by the name of a region referring to the title. In Holland there was a time when "graaf" title could be awarded by the king or queen or bought for large amounts of money, thus spreading this surname and its descendants. Over generations the place to witch it refers to may have been lost. This surname is most prevalent in Netherlands, old colonies or families originated from those regions.

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Graaf Last Name Facts

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

Graaf (Russian: Грааф) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Graaf is the 126,668th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,032,221 people. The last name Graaf is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Graaf are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,220 people, or 1 in 7,607. In The Netherlands Graaf is most frequent in: South Holland, where 33 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Brabant, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Graaf is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Graaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Graaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graaf surname expanded 258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Graaf are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Graaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning 331,987 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.71% more than the national average, earning R 446,076 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $21,007,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $42,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graaff912,680/
Graafe910/
Graf89146,788/
Graaffe8311/
D'Graaf835/
Graff8033,931/
Grafe807,232/
Graft801,276/
Grauf80683/
Graif80235/
Graab80135/
Greaf8071/
Grajf8028/
Grayf8023/
Grafs8014/
Grahf8014/
Graav8012/
Graaw807/
Grasf804/
Ghraf803/
Grafp801/
Grzaf801/
Gratf801/
Grapf800/
Grawf800/
Grafz800/
Graffe732,389/
Graiff73602/
Grafft73317/
Grauff7344/
Greaff7344/
Greafe733/
Graffs732/
Graëff731/
Grahff731/
Grayfe731/
Graife731/
Ghraff731/
Graftt731/
Grafth730/
Grab676,867/
Graw673,333/
Grafova672,921/
Gróf672,269/
Grof671,441/
Gráf67668/
Grav67649/
Grabowa67220/
Grafová67192/
Gravova6753/
Graffhe671/
Graiffs671/
Gròf671/
Greaffe670/
Graiffe670/

Graaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Graaf in the Russian language
Граафgraaf-

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