Graeve Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Graeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6131:591,28748,265
Germany3331:241,75826,460
Australia451:599,90442,958
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Sweden191:518,25037,550
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Graëve (1) are calculated separately.

Graeve (61) may also be a first name.

Graeve Last Name Facts

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

Graeve is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Graëve. For other possible spellings of Graeve click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graeve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,216th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,698,112 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Graeve live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 61 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 613 people, or 1 in 591,287. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 29 percent live, Nebraska, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Graeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Graeve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Graeve surname rose 6,811 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graeve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Graeve surname are 35.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Graeve earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $56,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graëve941/
Graeves9232/
Graever9212/
Grave9118,607/
Greve9118,514/
Grayeves861/
Grieve8316,541/
Greive831,090/
Greeve83952/
Gravey83448/
Graebe83353/
Graewe83202/
Grevey83166/
Greave8377/
Graeva8362/
Graave8356/
Graive8334/
Gravee8326/
Grevie839/
Gravea834/
Graveh834/
Grayve834/
Groeve832/
Grevei832/
Grevea831/
Ghrave831/
Greuve831/
Grawee831/
Grevee830/
Grauve830/
Greaves7736,229/
Greaver77841/
Greives77196/
Graiver7794/
Grayver7757/
Greevey7752/
Greiver7751/
Graewer7735/
Greavey7722/
Grajave7722/
Greyver7712/
Grayves776/
Groever774/
Hggreve774/
Graives773/
Greavea772/
Greuver771/
Grauver771/
Graewey771/
D'Grave771/
Greieve770/
Greisve770/
Grove7345,138/
Grewe7310,630/
Grawe732,760/
Gräve73669/
Gravi73576/
Grive73230/
Grevi7379/
Gravé7348/
Grève7312/
Graví733/
Grēve732/
Gravè731/
Greavett7136/
Grajewer715/
Greeaves711/
Grajaves711/
Greeaver711/
Greisver710/
Greiwe671,607/
Grivei67378/
Greybe67360/
Grawey67320/
Greevy67245/
Graube67198/
Greibe67165/
Griewe67120/
Gröver6782/
Grivea6776/
Grovey6763/
Grouve6758/
Grawie6756/
Graibe6748/
Grewey6741/
Greavy6734/
Grevay6731/
Greevi6730/
Grivey6728/
Greywe6724/
Gravie6723/
Greube6717/
Gräver6712/
Greabe6711/
Graawe6710/
Grevoy679/
Grauwe675/
Graybe673/
Groeva672/
Greiue672/
Groewe672/
Grovea671/
Gravai671/
Gravii671/
Gravoi671/
Grayevich671/
Greavi671/
Grawei671/
Grajbe671/
Gravay671/
Grevai671/
Grevoi671/
Greivy671/
Ghravi671/
Greewe671/
Grivee671/
Grevaj671/
Grewei670/
Gruive670/
Grievy670/
Groesvech670/

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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 Graeve
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