Grafhorst Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grafhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grafhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England21:27,859,030389,889

Grafhorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grafhorst occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grafhorst? popularity and diffusion

Grafhorst is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grafhorst are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Grafhorst is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 219,314. In The Netherlands Grafhorst is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 43 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and Flevoland, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Grafhorst is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent are found and Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grifhorst89200/
Grefhorst89124/
Greefhorst84182/
Kraforst8215/
Krahforst78604/
Krauforst781/
Crawforsd673/
Grottfors673/
Krahfrost671/
Grossfurst631/
Kurfürst59477/
Korvorst59136/
Kurfurst59134/
Kurfirst59113/
Kurfűrst5931/
Kurferst593/
Curfurst592/
Kerferst591/
Carfirst590/
Kurfuerst5625/
Keurvorst569/
Kurfeerst564/
Carefirst561/
Kurfyurst561/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grafhorst
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