Grafelmann Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grafelmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grafelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany911:884,67563,174
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Grafelmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grafelmann has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grafelmann? popularity and diffusion

Grafelmann is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Grafelmann reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Grafelmann is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 884,675. In Germany Grafelmann is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent are found, Bremen, where 27 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Grafelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grafelmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grafelmann last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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