Graier Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Graier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria711:119,93616,774
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Graier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graier is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Graier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Graier are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 119,936. In Austria Graier is primarily concentrated in: Carinthia, where 80 percent reside, Styria, where 15 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 3 percent reside. Besides Austria Graier occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Graier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Graier last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grawier922/
Graiher921/
Ghraier921/
Gragier921/
Grier9120,521/
Grair9184/
Graer9162/
Grauer835,293/
Grayer832,439/
Greier83848/
Graire83361/
Grawer83160/
Grajer8372/
Groier8358/
Ghrair8316/
Ghrier834/
Cgrier834/
Gryier831/
Grayir831/
Gruier830/
Graird830/
Grierr830/
Grauert77493/
Grawert77296/
Gregier77265/
Gruhier77196/
Grugier77169/
Grawehr77151/
Greiert77106/
Gragger77100/
Grigger7790/
Grajerz7736/
Greiere7735/
Grihier7721/
Graouer7720/
Grehier7715/
Geeraer772/
Greiher771/
Grauerd771/
Grouier771/
Growier770/
Greer7394,093/
Graur736,727/
Grear733,189/
Gruer73822/
Groer73495/
Greir7395/
Grayr7328/
Gryer7318/
Greur731/
Gruir731/
Groir730/
Grauyere7112/
Grauheer711/
Greear671,668/
Graure671,513/
Gruyer67732/
Greyer67419/
Greard67362/
Groyer67220/
Grojer67210/
Gríger6797/
Gréger6791/
Grower6790/
Gräger6765/
Grauerová6737/
Greuer6730/
Gruyar6724/
Griyor6721/
Gréard679/
Ghreir679/
Ghrear678/
Grouer677/
Gruehr675/
Greyre674/
Graysr673/
Greare673/
Grayor672/
Greerr672/
Grujar672/
Ghreer672/
Greire671/
Grõger671/
Griyar671/
Grehar671/
Grauerova671/
Grajur671/
Grayjr671/
Greyar671/
Greirt671/
Greerh671/
Groehr671/
Grreer670/
Grayar670/
Groire670/
Greyor670/

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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 Graier
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