Graber Surname

22,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Graber Surname Definition:

(German) One who dug in the ground, a digger.

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Graber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,5961:26,6593,343
Switzerland4,6071:1,783164
Israel1,6171:5,292788
Germany1,5251:52,7906,864
Austria6791:12,5411,783
France3581:185,53828,864
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Italy1811:337,88240,640
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
England841:663,31038,317
Ecuador711:224,0268,184
Croatia531:79,78513,729
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Chile471:374,81910,292
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0511:47,7825,469

The alternate forms: Gräber (5,244), Gráber (29) & Grãber (1) are calculated separately.

Graber (54) may also be a first name.

Graber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who dug in the ground, a digger.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) Graber today means “gravedigger” in German, but an older meaning is “engraver of seals.” This was a well- established Jewish trade in the eighteenth century. Other German trade names of this category are: Steinschneider, Stempel, and Stempelmacher.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

A digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals.

- itstricky

Graber Last Name Facts

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

Graber (Russian: Грабер) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gräber, Gráber or Grãber. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graber? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,903rd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 307,634 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Graber reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Graber is also the 1,350,955th most common first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

Graber is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,596 people, or 1 in 26,659. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 17 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Graber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graber surname rose 1,294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Graber surname are 19.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Graber earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning 253,640 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning R 199,968 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $53,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräber945,244/
Gráber9429/
Grãber941/
Graeber923,846/
Grabher922,114/
Grabert922,071/
Grayber92239/
Grajber92103/
Greaber9286/
Graiber9235/
Grabier9234/
Grauber9228/
Grabere921/
Graberd921/
Grabe914,430/
Grabherr86738/
Graubert8656/
Grauberd8626/
Graberth8623/
Graybear868/
Grabierz866/
Graybert864/
Grraiber862/
Graibert860/
Grabhier860/
Graver835,176/
Greber833,782/
Gröber832,379/
Grober831,856/
Grabie83237/
Graube83198/
Grawer83160/
Grabei83123/
Grabey83101/
Grabes8380/
Graibe8348/
Grabet8327/
Grabez8327/
Greabe8311/
Graybe833/
Gréber832/
Grabee831/
Grajbe831/
Grabej831/
Gróber831/
Graabe830/
Graybeard801/
Grabherre801/
Graybeart800/
Gravier776,325/
Greaver77841/
Gravert77771/
Groeber77654/
Greiber77325/
Grawert77296/
Grobert77247/
Grawehr77151/
Gräbert77109/
Graiver7794/
Grabecz7793/
Gravere7788/
Grabetz7771/
Grosber7770/
Grabets7768/
Grayver7757/
Grobier7757/
Greuber7748/
Greyber7742/
Gröbert7737/
Greeber7727/
Grouber7723/
Graouer7720/
Graveur7717/
Graiwer7717/
Gruober7716/
Groober7712/
Grajwer7710/
Greabes775/
Granper772/
Graveir772/
Grawher772/
Grawier772/
Gramper772/
Grabett771/
Grabhir771/
Grauver771/
Ghrabet771/
Greawer771/
Grabezs771/
Ghrabie771/
Graybeh771/
Grabech771/
Grehber771/
Grebier770/
Graveer770/
Grave7318,607/
Grobe736,279/
Graba735,499/
Graby73443/
Grabi73199/
Grabă734/
Grabé731/
Ghraibeh715,884/
Groubert71132/
Greybear7131/
Gravertt7130/
Graivier7124/
Groobert7119/
Grawwert7112/
Groubier7112/
Graabech718/
Grossber716/
Greibert714/
Grabherrová712/
Greibere712/
Grothber711/
Grotbert711/
Graybior711/
Grajwert711/
Grosbert711/
Ghraybeh711/
Grobeart710/
Greebear710/
Graybeat710/
Grover6766,464/
Grasby67895/
Grabić67759/
Grauby67523/
Grobet67457/
Gravey67448/
Grabis67432/
Greybe67360/
Groube67306/
Ghraba67253/
Grabit67243/
Grobes67169/
Greibe67165/
Grampe67137/
Grabys67113/
Grower6790/
Gröver6782/
Greave6777/
Grabio6776/
Gravir6757/
Graave6756/
Grauba6747/
Grobey6742/
Ngrabi6738/
Greaby6735/
Graive6734/
Grabaj6727/
Gravee6726/
Grabiś6725/
Greube6717/
Ghrabi6715/
Gräver6712/
Graboi6710/
Graibi678/
Graiba677/
Grobee676/
Grzaba675/
Graboy674/
Gravea674/
Graveh674/
Grayve674/
Grabay672/
Granpe672/
Grosbe672/
Grobie671/
Grossberd671/
Ghraby671/
Ghrave671/
Grabaa671/
Grasbi671/
Graëve671/
Grabid671/
Grabič671/
Grobir671/
Graboa671/
Gratbi671/
Greassbey670/
Grebir670/
Graaby670/
Grauve670/

Graber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Graber in the Russian language
Граберgraber-

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