Graeble Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Graeble Surname User-submission:

South German (Gräble): occupational name for a grave or ditch digger, from an agent noun from Middle High German, graben, meaning 'ditch'; in some cases the name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a ditch.

Graeble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Graeble Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

South German (Gräble): occupational name for a grave or ditch digger, from an agent noun from Middle High German, graben, meaning 'ditch'; in some cases the name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a ditch.

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Graeble Last Name Facts

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

The last name Graeble occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Graeble? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Graeble is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Graeble reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Switzerland, where 10 percent reside.

Graeble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Graeble has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graeble last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grable924,260/
Greble92104/
Grieble86170/
Graebel86160/
Grabley8676/
Greable8662/
Greblea8646/
Grayble8627/
Grueble8610/
Greible868/
Groeble863/
Greeble863/
Graable861/
Greuble861/
Grebley861/
Grebleș861/
Grablee860/
Greyble860/
Graible860/
Grebille80180/
Grabelle8096/
Groebler8067/
Graybler801/
Grebelle801/
Greibler800/
Graibles800/
Griebley800/
Greabler800/
Grayable800/
Grabille800/
Greeable800/
Grabli77145/
Gräble77133/
Groble77103/
Groebl7792/
Gröble7741/
Grebly770/
Grabielle7517/
Graybelle752/
Greiebler751/
Graybille751/
Graubelle751/
Greybille750/
Groebli71171/
Groebel71150/
Gröbler7139/
Ghrabli7117/
Greybly711/
Gruible711/
Grouble710/
Grabelly6723/
Grabelli6713/
Grobelle673/
Grabilly672/
Groibler671/
Graivlle671/
Greavley670/
Groubler670/

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