Grabe Surname

105,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7541:29,2323,854
United States7641:474,42340,290
South Africa3601:150,49417,071
Latvia881:23,2963,526
Poland801:475,10947,696
France741:897,604104,173
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Canada381:969,62173,252
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Sweden311:317,63722,171
England311:1,797,35772,927
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

The alternate forms: Gräbe (984), Grabé (1) & Grābē (1) are calculated separately.

Grabe (23) may also be a first name.

Grabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grabe (Russian: Грабе) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Gräbe, Grabé or Grābē. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grabe? popularity and diffusion

Grabe is the 105,653rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,645,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Grabe are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Grabe is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 2,754 people, or 1 in 29,232. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Thuringia, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Grabe occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Grabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grabe last name expanded 322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grabe last name are 17.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grabe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.31% more than the national average, earning R 473,640 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $61,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräbe93984/
Grabé931/
Graber9123,689/
Graebe91353/
Grabie91237/
Graube91198/
Grabei91123/
Grabey91101/
Grabes9180/
Graibe9148/
Grabet9127/
Grabez9127/
Greabe9111/
Graybe913/
Grabee911/
Grajbe911/
Grabej911/
Graabe910/
Grābē871/
Grabher832,114/
Grayber83239/
Grajber83103/
Grabecz8393/
Greaber8386/
Grabetz8371/
Grabets8368/
Graiber8335/
Grauber8328/
Greabes835/
Grabett831/
Ghrabet831/
Grabezs831/
Ghrabie831/
Graybeh831/
Grabech831/
Grave8018,607/
Grebe8011,393/
Grobe806,279/
Graba805,499/
Grawe802,760/
Gröbe80614/
Graby80443/
Grabi80199/
Grabă804/
Grébe801/
Ghraibeh775,884/
Grabherr77738/
Graabech778/
Grraiber772/
Ghraybeh771/
Graybeat770/
Graves73127,591/
Graver735,176/
Grober731,856/
Gravet73934/
Grasby73895/
Gravez73864/
Grabić73759/
Grauby73523/
Grobet73457/
Gravey73448/
Grabis73432/
Greybe73360/
Groebe73347/
Grawey73320/
Groube73306/
Ghraba73253/
Grabit73243/
Greebe73182/
Grobes73169/
Greibe73165/
Grampe73137/
Grebeň73133/
Grabys73113/
Greave7377/
Grebey7376/
Grabio7376/
Grawez7372/
Graave7356/
Grawie7356/
Grauba7347/
Grobey7342/
Ngrabi7338/
Greaby7335/
Graive7334/
Gráber7329/
Grabaj7327/
Gravee7326/
Grabiś7325/
Gravie7323/
Greube7317/
Ghrabi7315/
Graboi7310/
Graawe7310/
Grebej739/
Graibi738/
Graiba737/
Grobee736/
Grauwe735/
Grzaba735/
Graboy734/
Gravea734/
Graveh734/
Grayve734/
Grabay732/
Granpe732/
Grebie732/
Grosbe732/
Gruibe731/
Grobie731/
Ghraby731/
Ghrave731/
Grabaa731/
Grawei731/
Grasbi731/
Grawes731/
Graëve731/
Grabid731/
Grabič731/
Gróber731/
Graboa731/
Grawee731/
Gratbi731/
Grebhe731/
Graved730/
Grasue730/
Graaby730/
Grauve730/
Greassbey710/
Greaves6736,229/
Gravett673,074/
Greaver67841/
Grassby67487/
Ghraibi67360/
Greiber67325/
Grabois67310/
Greasby67254/
Grabish67152/
Grawehr67151/
Ghraiba67136/
Graiver6794/
Grauwet6787/
Grabich6780/
Grabisz6772/
Grosber6770/
Grayver6757/
Groubet6744/
Greyber6742/
Grabysz6735/
Grobeis6734/
Graweid6731/
Groobey6728/
Grouber6723/
Greavey6722/
Grabits6722/
Gravets6721/
Graboys6721/
Graouer6720/
Gruober6716/
Grobets6712/
Groober6712/
Gravecz6711/
Grajwer6710/
Gravees6710/
Gravest678/
Groubei678/
Grabaya676/
Grayves676/
Gravetz676/
Graaves675/
Greijbe675/
Grabicz675/
Grobest674/
Graubis674/
Grabitt673/
Grobett673/
Graives673/
Gratved673/
Graubit672/
Grawher672/
Greavea672/
Ghraiby672/
Granpee672/
Gravesz672/
Grabytė672/
Graibis672/
Ghraïbi672/
Grábecz672/
Hgraves671/
Grabych671/
Graibay671/
Grosbey671/
Greybea671/
Grasves671/
Grauver671/
Gravetp671/
Greawes671/
Ghreibe671/
Grampea671/
Grampei671/
Greawer671/
Grabaiz671/
Grobeiß671/
D'Grave671/
Graouet671/
Graebih671/
Ghraves670/
Greibes670/
Groebie670/
Greubey670/
Graimpe670/
Groobie670/
Graveer670/
Gravess670/
Groubee670/

Grabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grabe in the Russian language
Грабеgrabe-

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