Grabs Surname

297,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grabs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grabs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0391:77,4849,797
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Austria181:473,08046,251
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England71:7,959,723202,100
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Gräbs (23) are calculated separately.

Grabs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grabs occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gräbs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grabs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grabs is the 297,671st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,693,395 people. The last name Grabs occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Grabs live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Grabs is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 77,484. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany Grabs occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Grabs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grabs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 198 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grabs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grabs last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grabs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning $39,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräbs9323/
Greabs913/
Grabst911/
Grabse911/
Graubs911/
Graebs910/
Grab896,867/
Grabsch83707/
Greab80552/
Ghrab80276/
Graps80142/
Graab80135/
Graib8090/
Graub8077/
Grebs8075/
Grobs8069/
Gröbs8031/
Grabp8019/
Gravs8016/
Grafs8014/
Grabt804/
Grasp803/
Grayb803/
Grabz801/
Graws800/
Graebsch7732/
Ghraib73220/
Gravås73129/
Groebs7318/
Grapps7318/
Grobst7311/
Graspe735/
Grafse732/
Graffs732/
Grawse731/
Gravws731/
Graubh731/
Grassp731/
Greavs731/
Ghrabz731/
Greebs730/
Gravse730/
Groobs730/
Grob6713,112/
Grap671,415/
Grav67649/
Grabowa67220/
Grób67100/
Gräbsch6742/
Grabová6719/
Gráb6712/
Gravåhs676/
Gröbsch672/
Greasbt672/
Grobsch671/
Grahieb671/
Greasvs671/
Graiffs671/
Ghreibs671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grabs
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