Graeves Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Graeves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey11:32,6562,283

Graeves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graeves is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graeves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Graeves live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Graeves is most frequent in: Maryland, where 38 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 27 percent live and Kentucky, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Graeves Last Name Statistics demography

Graeves earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grayeves931/
Graves92127,591/
Graeve921,088/
Greves92675/
Greaves8636,229/
Grieves863,883/
Greeves861,867/
Greives86196/
Graveus8688/
Graever8612/
Gravees8610/
Grayves866/
Graaves865/
Graives863/
Gravesz862/
Hgraves861/
Grevies861/
Gravies861/
Ghraves860/
Gravess860/
Graebes860/
Graviesz8012/
D'Graves802/
Grajaves801/
Greeaves801/
Groves7760,993/
Gravez77864/
Gravis77771/
Graebe77353/
Graewe77202/
Grevis77183/
Graeva7762/
Grevez7712/
Groeve772/
Grewes772/
Grawes771/
Grêves771/
Gravois71950/
Graviss71195/
Griveas71150/
Gravish7189/
Greivys7153/
Graewer7135/
Grevais7130/
Grevois7114/
Greivis717/
Greavis716/
Greabes715/
Groever714/
Gravais712/
Griewes711/
Graewey711/
Greevis711/
Grevish711/
Greawes711/
Grovies711/
Greibes710/
Grievis710/
Grouves710/
Grieues710/

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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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  • 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 Graeves
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