Gras Surname
Approximately 22,321 people bear this surname
Gras Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) Fat [French gras, Old French gras, cras; Latin crass-us, thick] Ralph le Gras. =Cal. Inq. P.M.
Gras(s is a tolerably common French surname.
Read More About This SurnameGras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 13,339 | 1:4,980 | 400 |
| Spain | 2,665 | 1:17,543 | 1,968 |
| Germany | 1,836 | 1:43,848 | 5,752 |
| United States | 970 | 1:373,669 | 33,094 |
| Netherlands | 946 | 1:17,851 | 2,775 |
| Argentina | 639 | 1:66,891 | 5,728 |
| Brazil | 238 | 1:899,472 | 32,278 |
| Belgium | 222 | 1:51,787 | 8,470 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| Cuba | 76 | 1:151,615 | 3,669 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Colombia | 52 | 1:918,732 | 8,918 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Luxembourg | 48 | 1:12,095 | 2,127 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Andorra | 30 | 1:2,795 | 529 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
The alternate forms: Graś (938), Graš (9), Graş (6) & Grás (1) are calculated separately.
Gras (355) may also be a first name.
Gras Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) Fat [French gras, Old French gras, cras; Latin crass-us, thick] Ralph le Gras. =Cal. Inq. P.M.
Gras(s is a tolerably common French surname.
(English) Dweller at the Grass [Middle English gras, Old English grœs]
(French, English) One who came from Grasse or Gras, in France; the large or fat person; dweller at the grass or green.
Gras Demographics
Gras Political Affiliation
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Gras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gras (Hindi: ग्रास, Marathi: गा्स, Oriya: ଗାସ୍, Russian: Грас) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Graś, Graš, Graş or Grás. Click here for further possible spellings of Gras.
How Common Is The Last Name Gras? popularity and diffusion
Gras is the 24,244th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 326,488 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gras live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 462,374th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 355 people.
The surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 13,339 people, or 1 in 4,980. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Outside of France this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Gras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gras last name grew 970 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gras surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.37% less than the national average, earning 234,041 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.97% less than the national average, earning R 95,136 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $21,063,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $45,364 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graś | 92 | 938 | / |
| Graš | 92 | 9 | / |
| Graş | 92 | 6 | / |
| Grás | 92 | 1 | / |
| Grass | 89 | 14,602 | / |
| Graus | 89 | 3,677 | / |
| Grays | 89 | 2,973 | / |
| Grgas | 89 | 781 | / |
| Grais | 89 | 758 | / |
| Graas | 89 | 697 | / |
| Grats | 89 | 695 | / |
| Grase | 89 | 509 | / |
| Grash | 89 | 339 | / |
| Greas | 89 | 267 | / |
| Grasz | 89 | 189 | / |
| Grahs | 89 | 187 | / |
| Grast | 89 | 32 | / |
| Grads | 89 | 22 | / |
| Grhas | 89 | 20 | / |
| Hgras | 89 | 10 | / |
| Grajs | 89 | 7 | / |
| Grasp | 89 | 3 | / |
| Grasø | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ghras | 89 | 3 | / |
| Grazs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Grras | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grasc | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grzas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gra | 86 | 1,285 | / |
| Grasse | 80 | 3,229 | / |
| Ghrais | 80 | 918 | / |
| Grauss | 80 | 463 | / |
| Graysh | 80 | 382 | / |
| Grause | 80 | 320 | / |
| Grasch | 80 | 264 | / |
| Graiss | 80 | 249 | / |
| Grease | 80 | 185 | / |
| Greash | 80 | 153 | / |
| Graise | 80 | 140 | / |
| Grausz | 80 | 128 | / |
| Grauds | 80 | 119 | / |
| Gratts | 80 | 107 | / |
| Ghrash | 80 | 53 | / |
| Greats | 80 | 39 | / |
| Graszt | 80 | 28 | / |
| Grayse | 80 | 16 | / |
| Graass | 80 | 11 | / |
| Grasst | 80 | 10 | / |
| Grauzs | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gratse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grayts | 80 | 3 | / |
| Graush | 80 | 2 | / |
| Graish | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grausø | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grausc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graats | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grasce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grassp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grauts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greads | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grashe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grahas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgrass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grasås | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graths | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gray | 75 | 521,487 | / |
| Grau | 75 | 51,536 | / |
| Gros | 75 | 35,989 | / |
| Grad | 75 | 12,804 | / |
| Grah | 75 | 12,373 | / |
| Graß | 75 | 3,335 | / |
| Grap | 75 | 1,415 | / |
| Graj | 75 | 1,256 | / |
| Graz | 75 | 1,064 | / |
| Grac | 75 | 1,022 | / |
| Grai | 75 | 829 | / |
| Graa | 75 | 682 | / |
| Grat | 75 | 492 | / |
| Grea | 75 | 293 | / |
| Grga | 75 | 176 | / |
| Grra | 75 | 165 | / |
| Grňa | 75 | 71 | / |
| Groa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Ghra | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ngra | 75 | 21 | / |
| Grax | 75 | 18 | / |
| Grós | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gåra | 75 | 16 | / |
| Grha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gréa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Grač | 75 | 3 | / |
| G'Ra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graç | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hgra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grać | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gratsch | 73 | 256 | / |
| Graisse | 73 | 113 | / |
| Graishe | 73 | 29 | / |
| Grascht | 73 | 28 | / |
| Grausch | 73 | 20 | / |
| Grahase | 73 | 16 | / |
| Grausse | 73 | 12 | / |
| Grasova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Grasová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Graiszh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grasche | 73 | 2 | / |
| Graisch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Geerats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grassse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grraise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greasse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graisth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gross | 67 | 174,099 | / |
| Grace | 67 | 126,251 | / |
| Grose | 67 | 11,394 | / |
| Great | 67 | 6,047 | / |
| Grosz | 67 | 5,055 | / |
| Grohs | 67 | 4,825 | / |
| Groos | 67 | 4,161 | / |
| Greis | 67 | 4,160 | / |
| Graux | 67 | 2,276 | / |
| Grach | 67 | 1,843 | / |
| Grósz | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Graap | 67 | 1,415 | / |
| Graha | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Grosh | 67 | 946 | / |
| Graat | 67 | 924 | / |
| Greys | 67 | 726 | / |
| Greus | 67 | 640 | / |
| Gratt | 67 | 611 | / |
| Grapp | 67 | 554 | / |
| Gradt | 67 | 551 | / |
| Gread | 67 | 485 | / |
| Grois | 67 | 463 | / |
| Ghrat | 67 | 418 | / |
| Grous | 67 | 398 | / |
| Grait | 67 | 371 | / |
| Graid | 67 | 271 | / |
| Graße | 67 | 221 | / |
| Grots | 67 | 185 | / |
| Groys | 67 | 181 | / |
| Graut | 67 | 180 | / |
| Grost | 67 | 169 | / |
| Graup | 67 | 153 | / |
| Grausová | 67 | 131 | / |
| Geera | 67 | 130 | / |
| Grods | 67 | 126 | / |
| Graiz | 67 | 108 | / |
| Geeraths | 67 | 104 | / |
| Graić | 67 | 71 | / |
| Grgos | 67 | 70 | / |
| Graud | 67 | 61 | / |
| Graah | 67 | 39 | / |
| N'Gra | 67 | 34 | / |
| Grajš | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gërra | 67 | 34 | / |
| Grojs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Grãos | 67 | 30 | / |
| Grajd | 67 | 28 | / |
| Grazt | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghrai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gradz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Grausova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Graad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Grabp | 67 | 19 | / |
| Graßt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Grosc | 67 | 14 | / |
| Grajz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Grayd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghraz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Graph | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grassová | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grayt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grász | 67 | 9 | / |
| Grajj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Graňa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Graasová | 67 | 7 | / |
| G'Rra | 67 | 7 | / |
| Grosd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngrai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Graht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghray | 67 | 5 | / |
| Greap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grray | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grzaś | 67 | 4 | / |
| Graij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grashova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gradd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Graïa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Graih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Graiš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grauß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grauz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grauy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grauh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gráss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graïc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Greaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghrea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grgaš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grosp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grozs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngraj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hngra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graisova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grgaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graysova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grhos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gróss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grauc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grassova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graszova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graçe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graët | 67 | 1 | / |
| Groïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grāts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gradc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grgaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grayh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graip | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grapf | 67 | 0 | / |
Gras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gras in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାସ୍ | gas | - |
| Gras in the Marathi language | ||
| गा्स | gasa | - |
| Gras in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रास | grasa | 60 |
| ग्रस | grasa | 40 |
| Gras in the Russian language | ||
| Грас | gras | - |
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