Grafing Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grafing Surname User-submission:

Grafing means 'the good people'.

Grafing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Gräfing (45) are calculated separately.

Grafing Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grafing means 'the good people'.

- kgrafing

Grafing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grafing is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gräfing. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grafing? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grafing is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Grafing occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Grafing live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, Iowa, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Grafing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grafing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grafing surname increased 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grafing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grafing surname are 29.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grafing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $49,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräfing9545/
Graefing9321/
Graffing936/
Grafin92136/
Graffin862,244/
Grafina86127/
Grafion8628/
Grefing8623/
Grafink861/
Grayfin860/
Grofing860/
Grafn830/
Graffion80156/
Graphing802/
Graffina801/
Graiffin801/
Graffinn800/
Greffing800/
Graffien800/
Grafen77686/
Grofin771/
Grafinova7521/
Graffen7167/
Graafen7140/
Graphin7111/
Groffin7111/
Grafeen712/
Grafinkova711/
Graiffim671/
Grasfend670/
Grooffin670/
Groffinn670/
Grofne621/
Gráfne621/
Grafenkova5951/
Groffen57527/
Graufem571/
Graffem570/
Grosfent539/
Grossfen530/
Grotfendt501/

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Footnotes

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