Grahams Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Grahams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grahams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England141:3,979,861125,553
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Guyana71:108,8897,175
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:138,6386,001
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Grahams (33) may also be a first name.

Grahams Last Name Facts

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

Grahams has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grahams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Grahams is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Grahams are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grahams is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and South Carolina, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States Grahams is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Grahams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grahams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grahams surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grahams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grahams surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grahams earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.13% less than the national average, earning $25,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $58,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grahms922/
Grams8315,380/
Gramse77710/
Gramsz77142/
Gramms77118/
Grayms7765/
Gramss7748/
Greams777/
Graims776/
Grohms771/
Graums770/
Gramsch711,457/
Gramshe7149/
Grems67379/
Groms67112/
Gramß67112/
Gramz6798/
Gramś6776/
Gramsová671/
Grooms6214,524/
Gramze6225/
Greims6218/
Graymz6213/
Groums626/
Gramce623/
Gramch623/
Gromms622/
Groems621/
Gramje621/
Gramzd621/
Greems620/
Geeroms571,716/
Gromsch5714/
Gromshe571/
Grousms570/
Greimse570/
Gremz501/

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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
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  • 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 Grahams
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