Graff Surname
Approximately 33,931 people bear this surname
Graff Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Earl, Count [Ger. graf, O.H. Ger. grâv(i)o; cogn. with Old English geréfa, a reeve]
Graff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,448 | 1:19,648 | 2,472 |
| France | 3,768 | 1:17,628 | 1,950 |
| Germany | 2,787 | 1:28,886 | 3,801 |
| Brazil | 2,136 | 1:100,222 | 3,768 |
| Argentina | 2,009 | 1:21,276 | 1,776 |
| Canada | 1,176 | 1:31,331 | 4,082 |
| Denmark | 553 | 1:10,207 | 958 |
| Norway | 410 | 1:12,542 | 1,429 |
| Poland | 366 | 1:103,849 | 15,791 |
| Russia | 305 | 1:472,535 | 44,091 |
| Belgium | 253 | 1:45,441 | 7,375 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Sweden | 234 | 1:42,080 | 3,338 |
| Mexico | 216 | 1:574,658 | 9,728 |
| Switzerland | 145 | 1:56,641 | 7,220 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Austria | 106 | 1:80,334 | 12,076 |
| Netherlands | 104 | 1:162,377 | 23,863 |
| Venezuela | 73 | 1:413,754 | 8,457 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 1:477,905 | 35,586 |
| Colombia | 32 | 1:1,492,940 | 10,821 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 1:72,568 | 6,124 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,725 | 1:13,482 | 1,734 |
The alternate forms: Gráff (20) are calculated separately.
Graff (256) may also be a first name.
Graff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Earl, Count [Ger. graf, O.H. Ger. grâv(i)o; cogn. with Old English geréfa, a reeve]
(German) The earl or count; overseer in a lord's establishment.
Graff Demographics
Average Graff Salary in
United States
$47,507 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Graff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Graff (Russian: Графф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gráff. Click here for other possible spellings of Graff.
How Common Is The Last Name Graff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Graff is the 16,372nd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 214,775 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Graff reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 556,659th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 256 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 18,448 people, or 1 in 19,648. In The United States Graff is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Graff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Graff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graff last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 365 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Graff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Jewish (83%) in Ireland and Orthodox (95%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Graff last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Graff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning 406,137 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 196.29% more than the national average, earning R 704,088 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.19% less than the national average, earning $17,210,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $47,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,745 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gráff | 93 | 20 | / |
| Graaff | 91 | 2,680 | / |
| Graffe | 91 | 2,389 | / |
| Graiff | 91 | 602 | / |
| Grafft | 91 | 317 | / |
| Grauff | 91 | 44 | / |
| Greaff | 91 | 44 | / |
| Graffs | 91 | 2 | / |
| Grahff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Graëff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghraff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Graf | 89 | 146,788 | / |
| Graaffe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Graffhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Graiffs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greaffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Graiffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Groff | 80 | 16,549 | / |
| Grafe | 80 | 7,232 | / |
| Graaf | 80 | 3,586 | / |
| Graft | 80 | 1,276 | / |
| Grauf | 80 | 683 | / |
| Graif | 80 | 235 | / |
| Greaf | 80 | 71 | / |
| Grajf | 80 | 28 | / |
| Grayf | 80 | 23 | / |
| Grafs | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grahf | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gróff | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grasf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ghraf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grzaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gratf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grafp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grapf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grawf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grafz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Graffová | 77 | 14 | / |
| Graffova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greiff | 73 | 1,910 | / |
| Groffe | 73 | 151 | / |
| Grooff | 73 | 87 | / |
| Grouff | 73 | 20 | / |
| Greyff | 73 | 8 | / |
| Groiff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Greafe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grofft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grayfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graftt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graafe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grafth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grab | 67 | 6,867 | / |
| Graw | 67 | 3,333 | / |
| Grafova | 67 | 2,921 | / |
| Gróf | 67 | 2,269 | / |
| Grof | 67 | 1,441 | / |
| Gráf | 67 | 668 | / |
| Grav | 67 | 649 | / |
| Grafová | 67 | 192 | / |
| Greiffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| D'Groff | 67 | 14 | / |
| D'Graaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gròf | 67 | 1 | / |
Graff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Graff in the Russian language | ||
| Графф | graff | - |
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