Grab Surname
Approximately 6,867 people bear this surname
Grab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,383 | 1:262,082 | 24,727 |
| Germany | 1,272 | 1:63,290 | 8,125 |
| Poland | 1,257 | 1:30,238 | 4,610 |
| Romania | 793 | 1:25,319 | 3,212 |
| Russia | 767 | 1:187,905 | 20,921 |
| Switzerland | 562 | 1:14,614 | 2,411 |
| Moldova | 193 | 1:18,453 | 3,151 |
| Belarus | 129 | 1:73,652 | 11,941 |
| Kazakhstan | 104 | 1:170,024 | 16,548 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | 1:47,152 | 6,063 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Slovakia | 17 | 1:313,909 | 44,635 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167 | 1:300,711 | 23,854 |
The alternate forms: Gräb (641) & Gráb (12) are calculated separately.
Grab (46) may also be a first name.
Grab Demographics
Grab Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Grab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grab (Oriya: ଗବ, Russian: Граб) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Gräb or Gráb. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grab? popularity and diffusion
Grab is the 71,852nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,061,242 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Grab live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grab is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 46 people.
The last name Grab is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,383 people, or 1 in 262,082. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 18 percent are found.
Grab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Grab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grab last name grew 828 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grab Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Grab surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Grab earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.95% less than the national average, earning R 126,060 per year; in United States they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $49,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $46,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gräb | 92 | 641 | / |
| Gráb | 92 | 12 | / |
| Grabs | 89 | 1,280 | / |
| Greab | 89 | 552 | / |
| Graeb | 89 | 337 | / |
| Ghrab | 89 | 276 | / |
| Graab | 89 | 135 | / |
| Graib | 89 | 90 | / |
| Graub | 89 | 77 | / |
| Grabp | 89 | 19 | / |
| Grabt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Grayb | 89 | 3 | / |
| Grabz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghraib | 80 | 220 | / |
| Greabs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Graubh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghrabz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graubs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graf | 75 | 146,788 | / |
| Grob | 75 | 13,112 | / |
| Greb | 75 | 7,570 | / |
| Graw | 75 | 3,333 | / |
| Grap | 75 | 1,415 | / |
| Grav | 75 | 649 | / |
| Gröb | 75 | 142 | / |
| Grób | 75 | 100 | / |
| Grabowa | 73 | 220 | / |
| Grabová | 73 | 19 | / |
| Greasbt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grahieb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graff | 67 | 33,931 | / |
| Grafe | 67 | 7,232 | / |
| Groub | 67 | 7,173 | / |
| Graaf | 67 | 3,586 | / |
| Grape | 67 | 2,067 | / |
| Graap | 67 | 1,415 | / |
| Graft | 67 | 1,276 | / |
| Greub | 67 | 818 | / |
| Grauf | 67 | 683 | / |
| Grapp | 67 | 554 | / |
| Grova | 67 | 514 | / |
| Greeb | 67 | 376 | / |
| Ghreb | 67 | 248 | / |
| Graif | 67 | 235 | / |
| Greib | 67 | 181 | / |
| Graup | 67 | 153 | / |
| Graps | 67 | 142 | / |
| Greaf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Grobs | 67 | 69 | / |
| Groob | 67 | 52 | / |
| Groeb | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gröbs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Grajf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Grahv | 67 | 27 | / |
| Grauw | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gräbs | 67 | 23 | / |
| Grayf | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gravs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Graep | 67 | 15 | / |
| Grafs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Grahf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Graav | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghrav | 67 | 12 | / |
| Graph | 67 | 11 | / |
| Graaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Grosb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ågrav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghraw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Growa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grasf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Greap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grapt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghraf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grasp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghrob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gravå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cgraw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grasv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gratf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grzaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grreb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grafp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grayw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grawz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grapf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graip | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grahw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grawf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grafz | 67 | 0 | / |
Grab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grab in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗବ | gaba | 33.33 |
| ଗାବ୍ | gab | 33.33 |
| ଗାବ | gaba | 33.33 |
| Grab in the Russian language | ||
| Граб | grab | - |
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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 Grab
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