Grahan Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Grahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 390 | 1:128,766 | 12,397 |
Grahan (1,639) may also be a first name.
Grahan Demographics
Average Grahan Salary in
United States
$36,991 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grahan (Bengali: গ্রহন, Hindi: ग्रहण, Marathi: हण, Oriya: ଗହଣ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Grahan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 646,966th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Grahan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Grahan reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Grahan is also the 190,443rd most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 1,639 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Grahan is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
Grahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grahan surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Grahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Grahan surname is chiefly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Grahan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Grahan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning R 264,324 per year; in United States they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $36,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,680 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗହଣ | gahana | 93.33 |
| ଗହନ | gahana | 6.67 |
| Grahan in the Bengali language | ||
| গ্রহন | grahana | 81.82 |
| গ্রহণ | grahana | 15.15 |
| গ্রহনদেবী | grahanadebi | 3.03 |
| Grahan in the Marathi language | ||
| हण | hana | 66.67 |
| हन | hana | 33.33 |
| Grahan in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रहण | grahana | 53.25 |
| ग्रहन | grahana | 45.45 |
| ग्राहण | grahana | 1.3 |
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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 Grahan
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