Graba Surname

87,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Graba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8831:61,4444,551
Algeria1,2841:30,0875,506
Poland5851:64,97210,199
Cameroon1871:111,06512,922
Germany1151:700,04753,529
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Niger1111:172,9016,167
England441:1,266,32057,817
Romania291:692,34047,921
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
Albania231:126,69810,929
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Grabă (4) are calculated separately.

Graba (4,622) may also be a first name.

Graba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graba (Russian: Граба) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Grabă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,480th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,325,249 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Graba live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Graba is also the 100,908th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,622 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,883 people, or 1 in 61,444. In Nigeria Graba is most common in: Kano, where 59 percent are found, Kaduna, where 5 percent are found and Anambra, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Graba occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 23 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

Graba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Graba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Graba last name rose 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Graba last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Graba earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.35% more than the national average, earning $59,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $44,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grabă934/
Grabau912,175/
Grabas911,332/
Ghraba91253/
Grauba9147/
Grabaj9127/
Grabaś9110/
Graiba917/
Grzaba915/
Grabač914/
Grabat913/
Grabay912/
Grabaz912/
Grabaň912/
Grabad911/
Grabaa911/
Graboa911/
Ghraiba83136/
Grabacz83111/
Grabach83101/
Grabast8386/
Grabasz8327/
Grabeau8312/
Ghrabat839/
Grabazs838/
Grabaya836/
Grabash834/
Graubau832/
Graabau832/
Grabatt832/
Graibay831/
Graybau831/
Graubah831/
Graubat831/
Grabaiz831/
Graebau830/
Greabau830/
Grabe804,430/
Grava804,327/
Groba801,938/
Grabo80842/
Graby80443/
Greba80249/
Grabi80199/
Grawa8033/
Grabé801/
Gröba801/
Grabasch77109/
Graubach7726/
Graybash7712/
Ghrabatt777/
Graabach775/
Graybast772/
Graubatz771/
Ghraibai771/
Graybeat770/
Grasbach770/
Graber7323,689/
Grampa731,001/
Graboś73914/
Grasby73895/
Grabić73759/
Grauby73523/
Grobas73474/
Grabis73432/
Gravas73425/
Gravat73302/
Grabit73243/
Grabie73237/
Graube73198/
Grabos73189/
Grabot73179/
Grabei73123/
Grabys73113/
Grabey73101/
Grabes7380/
Grabio7376/
Graave7356/
Graibe7348/
Ngrabi7338/
Greaby7335/
Grabet7327/
Grabez7327/
Grabiś7325/
Granpa7320/
Gravad7316/
Ghrabi7315/
Greiba7312/
Greabe7311/
Graboi7310/
Graybo7310/
Grabou739/
Grebay738/
Grawad738/
Graibi738/
Grouba737/
Grobai736/
Graboy734/
Gravea734/
Graybe733/
Grebaj733/
Graway732/
Grabee731/
Grobat731/
Gravai731/
Gravau731/
Ghraby731/
Ngrabo731/
Grasbi731/
Grajbe731/
Gravay731/
Greabo731/
Grebau731/
Grabej731/
Grabid731/
Grabič731/
Graboz731/
Gratbi731/
Greeba730/
Graabe730/
Grahbo730/
Graaby730/
Greuba730/
Greatbach7161/
Grabatsch7140/
Grabaňová714/
Grassbach711/
Graisbach710/
Gravatt672,261/
Grabher672,114/
Greatbatch67926/
Grassby67487/
Ghraibi67360/
Grabois67310/
Greasby67254/
Grayber67239/
Grabosz67223/
Gravaud67216/
Grabish67152/
Grajber67103/
Grabecz6793/
Greaber6786/
Grabich6780/
Grabisz6772/
Grabetz6771/
Grabets6768/
Grobaud6765/
Graiber6735/
Grabysz6735/
Grauber6728/
Grabits6722/
Graboys6721/
Gravaas6718/
Graveau6716/
Grabost678/
Grahawa678/
Grawath676/
Greabes675/
Grabicz675/
Graubis674/
Grabitt673/
Gravath672/
Ghreiba672/
Graubit672/
Greavea672/
Gravais672/
Greavas672/
Ghraiby672/
Grabocz672/
Grabytė672/
Graibis672/
Ghraïbi672/
Grabous671/
Grachva671/
G'Reiba671/
Grabett671/
Graboch671/
Grabooe671/
Grabych671/
Granpha671/
Grawatt671/
Greebay671/
Ghrabet671/
Ghravat671/
Grampea671/
Grabosh671/
Gravaux671/
Grabezs671/
Grabócz671/
Grossba671/
Grobach671/
Ghrabie671/
Graybeh671/
Grabech671/
Grobats670/
Grasway670/

Graba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Graba in the Russian language
Грабаgraba-

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