Grabova Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Albania

Grabova Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Russian word grab, meaning 'hornbeam'. The surname denotes someone who works and/or makes products from hornbeam.

Grabova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4701:306,64531,266
Albania1531:19,0463,293
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Moldova61:593,56136,655
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Grabová (19) & Grábová (6) are calculated separately.

Grabova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Russian word grab, meaning 'hornbeam'. The surname denotes someone who works and/or makes products from hornbeam.

- Gennadii Grabovyi

Grabova Last Name Facts

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

Grabova (Russian: Грабова) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Grabová or Grábová. For other potential spellings of Grabova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grabova? popularity and diffusion

Grabova is the 473,192nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,293,144 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Grabova reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 306,645. In Russia it is most common in: Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Republic of Khakassia, where 11 percent are found and Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Russia Grabova exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Grabova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grabova surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

Grabova earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grabová9519/
Grabovaj93111/
Grabovas934/
Grabov92563/
Grábová906/
Grobova86482/
Grabowa86220/
Gravova8653/
Grebova8615/
Grabovs862/
Grabovoy80217/
Grampova8056/
Grabovoi8018/
Grabovod802/
Grabovei801/
Grabobaj801/
Greibova801/
Grobovas801/
Grabow776,745/
Grobov77659/
Gravov7747/
Grabav771/
Grabaw771/
Graboff7158/
Graybow7146/
Grobová7118/
Grebová717/
Grabawa717/
Grobovs713/
Grabouw711/
Gröbová711/
Granpov711/
Grabawh711/
Grabows710/
Greabow710/
Grobovoy67166/
Grabavoy6763/
Grayboff6714/
Gravaboy671/
Grebovoy671/

Grabova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grabova in the Russian language
Грабоваgrabova-

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