Graef Surname
Approximately 6,475 people bear this surname
Graef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,801 | 1:28,742 | 3,782 |
| United States | 2,147 | 1:168,821 | 17,087 |
| Brazil | 370 | 1:578,579 | 21,586 |
| Argentina | 368 | 1:116,151 | 9,810 |
| France | 262 | 1:253,522 | 39,145 |
| Austria | 106 | 1:80,334 | 12,076 |
| Netherlands | 98 | 1:172,318 | 24,957 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
Graef (23) may also be a first name.
Graef Demographics
Average Male Graef Height
177.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Graef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Graef is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Graef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 75,771st most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,125,490 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Graef are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,801 people, or 1 in 28,742. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Graef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Graef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graef last name expanded 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Graef Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Graef last name are 13.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Graef earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning R 185,676 per year; in United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $50,079 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeff | 91 | 5,491 | / |
| Graefe | 91 | 1,973 | / |
| Graeft | 91 | 2 | / |
| Graesf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Graief | 91 | 0 | / |
| Graehf | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gref | 89 | 1,658 | / |
| Graeffe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Grayeff | 83 | 14 | / |
| Grajefe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Greaeff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Greif | 80 | 9,061 | / |
| Greff | 80 | 4,614 | / |
| Greef | 80 | 2,055 | / |
| Grief | 80 | 1,499 | / |
| Grauf | 80 | 683 | / |
| Graif | 80 | 235 | / |
| Graev | 80 | 99 | / |
| Greaf | 80 | 71 | / |
| Greyf | 80 | 48 | / |
| Grajf | 80 | 28 | / |
| Grayf | 80 | 23 | / |
| Groef | 80 | 14 | / |
| Graefová | 77 | 5 | / |
| Grajeffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greeff | 73 | 11,904 | / |
| Greiff | 73 | 1,910 | / |
| Graiff | 73 | 602 | / |
| Grieff | 73 | 509 | / |
| Greife | 73 | 399 | / |
| Grayeb | 73 | 299 | / |
| Greufe | 73 | 235 | / |
| Graieb | 73 | 152 | / |
| Groeff | 73 | 99 | / |
| Greaff | 73 | 44 | / |
| Grauff | 73 | 44 | / |
| Grueff | 73 | 22 | / |
| Grajew | 73 | 13 | / |
| Graevs | 73 | 13 | / |
| Grayif | 73 | 12 | / |
| Grayev | 73 | 10 | / |
| Greyff | 73 | 8 | / |
| Grahev | 73 | 7 | / |
| Greafe | 73 | 3 | / |
| G'Reyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grayfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greift | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greifs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graeph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gräf | 67 | 9,314 | / |
| Grew | 67 | 2,480 | / |
| Grav | 67 | 649 | / |
| Grev | 67 | 325 | / |
| Ghrayeb | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gröf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Greiffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ghraieb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Grajeva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Groueff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grahifs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graiffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grahieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grayoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greifeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graiffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Graef
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