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Where Does The Last Name Graf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Graf (Russian: Граф) is found most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Gráf. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Graf is the 3,814^th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 49,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Graf reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Graf is also the 151,482^nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,400 people.

Graf is the most frequently held last name in one country:The Vatican City, where 0 percent live. The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 70,420 people, or 1 in 1,143. In Germany Graf is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 29 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Switzerland, where 12 percent live.

Graf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Graf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graf last name grew 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 437 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 156 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graf Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Graf surname is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (73%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Graf last name are 14.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Graf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning €25,889 per year; in Norway they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning 354,943 kr per year; in Peru they earn 979.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 209,293 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.82% more than the national average, earning R 344,148 per year; in United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $49,913 CAD per year.