Grajales Surname

10,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Grajales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grajales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31,2151:1,530305
Mexico14,4791:8,573947
Panama2,1651:1,807286
United States1,7621:205,70920,180
Spain9491:49,2654,628
Uruguay3811:9,0071,014
Venezuela2941:102,7353,728
Philippines2821:359,00147,893
Costa Rica2121:22,547763
Ecuador1871:85,0585,812
Puerto Rico1571:22,612763
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Cuba571:202,1534,273
Canada521:708,56956,910
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
France231:2,887,944200,772
Belize171:20,9101,796
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Malta41:107,5681,849
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Grajales (15) may also be a first name.

Grajales Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grajales is found most frequently in Colombia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grajales? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grajales is the 10,699th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 138,705 people. The last name Grajales occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Grajales are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Grajales is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Grajales is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 31,215 people, or 1 in 1,530. In Colombia Grajales is mostly found in: Antioquia Department, where 30 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 21 percent live and Risaralda Department, where 16 percent live. Besides Colombia this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 28 percent live and Panama, where 4 percent live.

Grajales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grajales last name are 38.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grajales earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 138.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,181 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $25,370,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% less than the national average, earning $45,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grajles931/
Grajalez88639/
Grijales8843/
Grasales885/
Grajeles885/
Grayales883/
Grojales883/
Grajalex881/
Graiales881/
Grejales881/
Grazales881/
Grazalese821/
Grasals802/
Greales801/
Grazallese781/
Grayless75338/
Grailhes7533/
Grailles7525/
Graelles757/
Grosales751/
Grijalez751/
Grauls71625/
Graels7123/
Grails715/
Graells671,429/
Grealis67591/
Grazeilles6720/
Graelis674/
Graulis672/
Graelss671/
Grawels671/
Grieles671/
Grueles671/
Greiles670/
Greehalles670/
Graylis670/

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