Grafe Surname

68,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,6231:17,4142,286
Philippines1,0261:98,67317,204
United States9411:385,18533,941
Venezuela1621:186,4455,247
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Colombia491:974,9819,135
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
France201:3,321,136213,627
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Austria121:709,62061,025
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

The alternate forms: Gräfe (7,447), Grafé (47) & Grafê (1) are calculated separately.

Grafe (58) may also be a first name.

Grafe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grafe (Russian: Графе) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gräfe, Grafé or Grafê. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grafe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,653rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,007,681 people. The surname Grafe is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Grafe live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grafe is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Grafe is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,623 people, or 1 in 17,414. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany Grafe occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Grafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grafe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grafe surname grew 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grafe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grafe are 13.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grafe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.46% less than the national average, earning R 186,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.14% less than the national average, earning $19,265,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $57,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräfe937,447/
Grafé9347/
Grafê931/
Graffe912,389/
Graefe911,973/
Grafer91185/
Grafeh91177/
Grafje9123/
Grafee9110/
Greafe913/
Grafie913/
Grafes912/
Grafet912/
Graife911/
Grayfe911/
Graafe910/
Graf89146,788/
Graffer83142/
Grayfer83130/
Graffet83124/
Graeffe8391/
Graffei8364/
Graifer8355/
Graffie8321/
Grajefe8313/
Graffee8311/
Graaffe8311/
Graffed838/
Graffea832/
Graffey831/
Graffhe831/
Graffée831/
Grafher831/
Greafer830/
Graffes830/
Graiffe830/
Greaffe830/
Grapfey830/
Graff8033,931/
Graaf803,586/
Grefe801,933/
Graft801,276/
Grauf80683/
Grife80419/
Graif80235/
Grafa80233/
Grofe80108/
Grafi8085/
Greaf8071/
Grajf8028/
Grayf8023/
Grafs8014/
Grahf8014/
Grasf804/
Grafy804/
Ghraf803/
Grafp801/
Gratf801/
Grzaf801/
Grafz800/
Grawf800/
Grapf800/
Graffead771/
Grafherr771/
Grajeffe771/
Graffett770/
Graaff732,680/
Greffe731,088/
Griffe73889/
Graffi73848/
Graiff73602/
Grafiy73520/
Greife73399/
Grafft73317/
Graffy73257/
Greufe73235/
Groffe73151/
Gräfer73147/
Graffa7380/
Greaff7344/
Grauff7344/
Grofer7343/
Grafit7340/
Grafis7326/
Grafio736/
Greefe735/
Ghrafa735/
Graffé735/
Grafii734/
Graphe734/
Graffs732/
Griefe732/
Grifey732/
Graffè732/
Graftt731/
Groufe731/
Gruefe731/
Groefe731/
Grefee731/
Grefey731/
Grifee731/
Grasfi731/
Ghraff731/
Graifi731/
Graëff731/
Graafi731/
Gräffe731/
Greafa731/
Grahff731/
Grefej731/
Grofet730/
Grofie730/
Grofey730/
Grafth730/
Groofe730/
Graffeová711/
Grab676,867/
Griffey674,250/
Graw673,333/
Grafova672,921/
Gróf672,269/
Grof671,441/
Griffee67835/
Gráf67668/
Grav67649/
Graffis67329/
Grafová67192/
Greifer67151/
Graffio6763/
Ghraifi6750/
Grapher6747/
Groffie6747/
Griffea6747/
Greiffe6718/
Greffey6711/
Grafuis6710/
Graffit678/
Grodfey677/
Grafych675/
D'Graaf675/
Griffei673/
Groffer672/
Greffie672/
Graphie672/
Graffér672/
Grafich671/
Grafish671/
Graiffs671/
Grosfer671/
Grieffe671/
Grayfis671/
Greifee671/
Gròf671/
Greifeh671/
Grifhee670/
Greffee670/
Grifhey670/

Grafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grafe in the Russian language
Графеgrafe-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grafe
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