Grabner Surname

49,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Grabner Surname Definition:

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

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Grabner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7,0481:1,20884
Germany1,1791:68,2838,739
United States9021:401,83935,135
Slovenia3961:6,2821,336
Brazil3781:566,33421,159
Canada811:454,88439,362
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Andorra221:3,811733
Ireland221:214,0438,362
England171:3,277,533109,658
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Norway161:321,39331,311
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France121:5,535,227269,324
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

The alternate forms: Gräbner (2,702) & Grábner (32) are calculated separately.

Grabner 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

User-submitted Reference

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

- itstricky

Grabner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grabner (Russian: Грабнер) is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gräbner or Grábner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grabner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grabner is the 49,770th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 705,679 people. Grabner is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Grabner reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 7,048 people, or 1 in 1,208. In Austria Grabner is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 24 percent reside, Styria, where 24 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Austria Grabner occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Grabner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grabner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grabner last name increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grabner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grabner surname are 31.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grabner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning 425,383 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,376 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.06% more than the national average, earning R 361,356 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35% more than the national average, earning $67,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräbner952,702/
Grábner9532/
Graubner931,204/
Graebner93867/
Grabnner931/
Greabner931/
Grabne9211/
Gröbner861,799/
Grebner861,710/
Grobner86241/
Gravner8672/
Grabney864/
Grébner862/
Grabnerová825/
Grabnerova821/
Groebner80680/
Greavner8034/
Greibner802/
Greubner801/
Granpner800/
Graubnerová7814/
Grabny77220/
Grabna77176/
Grovner71184/
Gröbnerová7124/
Grábnerová7117/
Gravney7115/
Growner713/
Grosvner672/
Grobnets671/
Grompner670/
Grovneur670/

Grabner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grabner in the Russian language
Грабнерgrabner-

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