Grashoff Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Grashoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grashoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4741:169,84320,011
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Grashoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grashoff is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grashoff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,740th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Grashoff live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 169,843. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Bremen, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany Grashoff is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Grashoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grashoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grashoff surname increased 7,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grashoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grashoff are 38.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.45% registered with the party.

The amount Grashoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.01% less than the national average, earning R 33,240 per year and in United States they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $47,775 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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