Graefe Surname

209,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Graefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1211:71,8169,111
United States6471:560,21546,155
Australia991:272,68424,601
England291:1,921,31276,208
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria101:851,54467,454
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Graefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graefe is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,446th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Graefe are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Graefe is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,121 people, or 1 in 71,816. In Germany Graefe is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Hamburg, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Graefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Graefe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graefe surname grew 995 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graefe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Graefe are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Graefe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.17% more than the national average, earning $62,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graeffe9291/
Grajefe9213/
Grafe917,232/
Graef916,475/
Grefe911,933/
Grajeffe861/
Graeffer860/
Graeff835,491/
Graffe832,389/
Greffe831,088/
Greife83399/
Greufe83235/
Grafeh83177/
Grafee8310/
Greefe835/
Greafe833/
Graeft832/
Griefe832/
Graesf832/
Grefey831/
Gruefe831/
Groefe831/
Grefee831/
Graife831/
Grayfe831/
Grefej831/
Graehf830/
Graefa830/
Graafe830/
Greifer77151/
Grayfer77130/
Graffei7764/
Graifer7755/
Greiffe7718/
Graaffe7711/
Graffee7711/
Greffey7711/
Greffie772/
Graffea772/
Greifee771/
Graffey771/
Grieffe771/
Greifeh771/
Grapfey770/
Groefer770/
Greafer770/
Greaffe770/
Greaeff770/
Greffee770/
Graiffe770/
Gräfe737,447/
Grife73419/
Grofe73108/
Graev7399/
Grafi7385/
Grafé7347/
Groef7314/
Grefi737/
Grafy734/
Grefy732/
Grefé732/
Grafê731/
Greiffer7122/
Graefová715/
Groepfer712/
Greiffey711/
Griffe67889/
Graffi67848/
Graffy67257/
Groffe67151/
Gräfer67147/
Groeff6799/
Greffi6723/
Graevs6713/
Grahev677/
Graffé675/
Graphe674/
Grafii674/
Grafie673/
Graffè672/
Grifey672/
Groufe671/
Greafa671/
Gräffe671/
Grifee671/
Graifi671/
Greffy671/
Graafi671/
Graeph670/
Grofey670/

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