Graef Surname

75,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Graef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8011:28,7423,782
United States2,1471:168,82117,087
Brazil3701:578,57921,586
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
France2621:253,52239,145
Austria1061:80,33412,076
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Romania361:557,71941,269
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia291:930,88655,860
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Wales111:281,32115,850
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Graef (23) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graeff915,491/
Graefe911,973/
Graeft912/
Graesf912/
Graief910/
Graehf910/
Gref891,658/
Graeffe8391/
Grayeff8314/
Grajefe8313/
Greaeff830/
Greif809,061/
Greff804,614/
Greef802,055/
Grief801,499/
Grauf80683/
Graif80235/
Graev8099/
Greaf8071/
Greyf8048/
Grajf8028/
Grayf8023/
Groef8014/
Graefová775/
Grajeffe771/
Greeff7311,904/
Greiff731,910/
Graiff73602/
Grieff73509/
Greife73399/
Grayeb73299/
Greufe73235/
Graieb73152/
Groeff7399/
Greaff7344/
Grauff7344/
Grueff7322/
Grajew7313/
Graevs7313/
Grayif7312/
Grayev7310/
Greyff738/
Grahev737/
Greafe733/
G'Reyf731/
Grayfe731/
Graife731/
Groefe731/
Greift731/
Greifs730/
Graeph730/
Gräf679,314/
Grew672,480/
Grav67649/
Grev67325/
Ghrayeb67134/
Gröf6771/
Greiffe6718/
Ghraieb6717/
Grajeva678/
Groueff676/
Grahifs672/
Graiffs671/
Grahieb671/
Grayoof671/
Greifeh671/
Greaffe670/
Graiffe670/

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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 Graef
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