Graav Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Suriname

Graav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Graav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graav is most common in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Graav.

How Common Is The Last Name Graav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Graav is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Graav are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Graav is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway Graav is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Not including Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 33 percent reside and Singapore, where 8 percent reside.

Graav Last Name Statistics demography

Graav earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning 344,596 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grav89649/
Graaf803,586/
Graap801,415/
Graab80135/
Graev8099/
Grahv8027/
Gravs8016/
Ghrav8012/
Graaw807/
Ågrav805/
Gravå803/
Grasv801/
Graaff732,680/
Gravås73129/
Grachv733/
Greavs731/
Gravtt731/
Gravws731/
Graafe730/
Graf67146,788/
Grab676,867/
Graw673,333/
Grafova672,921/
Grap671,415/
Grov67656/
Grev67325/
Grabowa67220/
Grafová67192/
Grapova6784/
Gravova6753/
Grabová6719/
Graaffe6711/
Gravåhs676/
D'Graaf675/
Gräv672/
Greasvs671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Graav
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