Graell Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Andorra

Graell Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Catalan origin. It first appeared in the 1500s, probably from a city called Vic, in the middle of Catalonia.

It probably means 'small step'.

Graell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama7611:5,141580
Spain4561:102,5268,319
France1001:664,22785,408
Andorra801:1,048174
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Graell Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Catalan origin. It first appeared in the 1500s, probably from a city called Vic, in the middle of Catalonia.

It probably means 'small step'.

- snosnow

Graell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Graell is most common in Panama. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,597th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. Graell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Graell live; 51 percent live in Central America and 51 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Graell is most common in Panama, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 5,141. In Panama it is primarily found in: Panamá Province, where 40 percent reside, Panamá Oeste Province, where 35 percent reside and Coclé Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Panama this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 31 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Graell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Graell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graell last name rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graell Last Name Statistics demography

Graell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grayell9234/
Grawell922/
Graelle921/
Grell917,368/
Grael91303/
Grauwell861/
Greasell861/
Grauel831,921/
Groell83643/
Gruell83486/
Grayel83167/
Graehl83103/
Griell8351/
Greill8320/
Ghrael8317/
Grellt8311/
Greull838/
Grajel838/
Graill834/
Grawel834/
Greell833/
Grahel833/
Grrell831/
Gryell831/
Graull830/
Greall830/
Graiel830/
Graesl830/
Grel80788/
Grll801/
Graille771,402/
Graulle77176/
Groelle7789/
Greyell7762/
Grouell7747/
Growell7731/
Greasel7722/
Grahill7713/
Greuell7713/
Grayiel776/
Grehall776/
Graisel774/
Graesle772/
Grawehl772/
Greulle771/
Grausel771/
Grealle771/
Graggel770/
Groyall770/
Grill7314,851/
Graul734,876/
Gruel733,927/
Greil733,852/
Grail731,492/
Grehl731,268/
Greul731,132/
Grüll731,033/
Gröll73645/
Groel73271/
Gresl73242/
Griel73211/
Greel7396/
Gryll7383/
Gräll7375/
Greal7366/
Greyl7351/
Grayl7318/
Grrel736/
Grajl731/
Ngrel731/
Greld731/
Grelh731/
Grzel731/
Grűll731/
Gréal731/
Gûrel731/
Gruyelle71136/
Gruielle7164/
Grellová7153/
Grayhill718/
Grehalle718/
Greyhill714/
Grayhall714/
Grellova712/
Graysill711/
Greehall711/
Grouelle711/
Gruisell710/
Greaetel710/
Greassel710/
Greuel672,391/
Grajal67614/
Greule67499/
Graule67486/
Griehl67377/
Gruyal67372/
Greisl67128/
Groele67104/
Grehal6792/
Groehl6785/
Grägel6774/
Groyal6764/
Gruehl6760/
Greitl6750/
Growel6743/
Greile6743/
Grl6740/
Grault6725/
Greilh6725/
Graile6723/
Grayol6717/
Greillová6712/
Grzyll678/
Greyal678/
Grijal676/
Grígel676/
Groesl675/
Grojel675/
Graitl674/
Greald673/
Gruill673/
Grejel673/
Grayal673/
Ghreal672/
Grilld672/
Grayle672/
Grojal672/
Grujel672/
Greuil672/
Grohel671/
Grahul671/
Gryiel671/
Grioll671/
Griyal671/
Grahil671/
Greulh671/
Grriel671/
Gregli671/
Greihl670/
Greild670/
Groull670/
Greyle670/

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