Graaven Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Graaven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graaven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Graaven Last Name Facts

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

Graaven has its highest incidence in Suriname. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Graaven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graaven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Graaven occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Graaven reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.

It is most common in Suriname, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 21,254. Apart from Suriname it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Singapore, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graven922,732/
Graveen86220/
Graeven86190/
Greaven8639/
Gravent862/
Gravend862/
Gravien861/
Gravein861/
Gravesen802,358/
Graveing800/
Greven774,571/
Groven771,742/
Gravem77357/
Gravin77208/
Gräven77125/
Gréven772/
Gravèn771/
Grawen770/
Gravyn770/
Gravesend7510/
Greeven71615/
Grabein71164/
Graving71162/
Gravine7191/
Gravink7172/
Grawien7165/
Gravoin7128/
Grouven7123/
Groeven7115/
Graween7111/
Greavin712/
Gravain712/
Graväng712/
Grawein712/
Grooven711/
Grabain711/
Greiven711/
Graivin711/
Grosven711/
Grabean710/
Grevienė67189/
Greaving6728/
Grosvent6711/
Grosveen671/
Gravigne671/
Grasuene671/
Graybein671/
Grovetin671/
Groyvenn670/
Grabhain670/

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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
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  • 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 Graaven
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