Graeven Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Graeven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Graeven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graeven has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graeven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Graeven occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Graeven live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 113,828. In Belgium Graeven is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Graeven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graeven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graeven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Graeven surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Graeven earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.38% more than the national average, earning $68,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greven924,571/
Graven922,732/
Greeven86615/
Graveen86220/
Greaven8639/
Graaven8639/
Grieven8633/
Groeven8615/
Graween8611/
Greiven861/
Gravein861/
Gravien861/
Grevienė80189/
Groven771,742/
Grevin77646/
Gravin77208/
Gräven77125/
Gréven772/
Gravèn771/
Grawen770/
Greivienė75132/
Greyhaven752/
Grayhaven750/
Gravoin7128/
Grouven7123/
Greevin7115/
Grevain715/
Greivin715/
Grawein712/
Greavin712/
Gravain712/
Graivin711/
Greiving67198/
Greaving6728/
Graybein671/
Groyvenn670/
Growen6235/
Grévin6224/
Grovin628/
Grévain5710/
Growenn570/
Grayswain501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Graeven
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