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
Average Male Gras Height
175.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Graś, Graš, Graş or Grás. For other potential spellings of Gras click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gras is the 24,244th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 326,488 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gras reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 462,374th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 355 people.
The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 13,339 people, or 1 in 4,980. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Gras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gras surname expanded 970 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gras are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% registered to vote for the 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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