Grabow Surname

73,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grabow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grabow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9111:20,5842,734
United States2,4801:146,15315,086
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
Israel651:131,65614,227
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Grabow (13) may also be a first name.

Grabow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grabow (Arabic: جرابو) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grabow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,048th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,080,437 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Grabow are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 13 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,911 people, or 1 in 20,584. In Germany Grabow is most frequent in: Berlin, where 17 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany Grabow exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Grabow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grabow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grabow last name grew 1,621 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grabow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grabow surname are 37.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grabow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 210.74% more than the national average, earning R 738,432 per year; in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning $40,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grabowa92220/
Graybow9246/
Grabouw921/
Grabows920/
Greabow920/
Grabov83563/
Grebow83126/
Grobow8323/
Grabaw831/
Grabova77708/
Greibow7764/
Graboff7758/
Grabovs772/
Grabawh771/
Grayboff7114/
Grobov67659/
Gravov6747/
Grebov6714/
Grovow671/
Grabav671/
Grobova62482/
Grobovs623/
Grabeuf621/
Granpov621/
Greboff621/
Gravoif621/
Greibova571/
Greiboff571/
Grovov501/

Grabow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grabow in the Arabic language
جرابوjrabw-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grabow
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