Grater Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Grater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8131:445,82938,265
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
England491:1,137,10353,999
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Gräter (1,224) & Grãter (1) are calculated separately.

Grater (122) may also be a first name.

Grater Last Name Facts

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

Grater has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as: Gräter or Grãter. For other possible spellings of Grater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grater? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,471st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Grater are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grater is also the 844,248th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 445,829. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, New Jersey, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Grater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grater last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grater surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grater earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.95% more than the national average, earning R 534,576 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.93% more than the national average, earning $61,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräter941,224/
Grãter941/
Graeter92518/
Gratier92265/
Grather9260/
Grajter9229/
Gratter9227/
Graster9213/
Greater9210/
Graiter928/
Grazter921/
Grauter920/
Gratger920/
Grateer920/
Grate913,956/
Grattier86285/
Graether8644/
Greather862/
Grachter861/
Graister860/
Grauteer860/
Grautier860/
Graither860/
Grastere860/
Greter831,095/
Grates83564/
Graute83481/
Gratte83299/
Gratie83164/
Graste8381/
Groter8362/
Gratet8347/
Gröter8340/
Gratej8332/
Greate8321/
Grathe8316/
Grateh837/
Gratez834/
Ghrate832/
Grayte832/
Gratey831/
Grgate831/
Grated831/
Gratee831/
Graite831/
Gratea831/
Graate831/
Grrate831/
Grauthier801/
Gratheart800/
Grether773,598/
Greuter772,301/
Gretter771,523/
Greiter771,030/
Grother77311/
Gräther77162/
Grotter7777/
Greeter7757/
Grattet7741/
Grotier7737/
Graitge7729/
Gruiter7724/
Grattie7722/
Greated7721/
Gratoir7721/
Grötter7718/
Grathie7716/
Grathes7714/
Grooter7710/
Groster777/
Grauthe776/
Gretier775/
Greyter774/
Groeter773/
Greatez772/
Grastet771/
Graitte771/
Greatee771/
Gradtre771/
Groteer771/
Ghratee771/
Ngraite771/
Grathed771/
Graitep771/
Grouter770/
Grastey770/
Grathey770/
Grautey770/
Greatheart7575/
Grote7321,718/
Grati731,188/
Grata73799/
Graty73142/
Grotheer712,357/
Grotherr71146/
Grasteit71138/
Grothier71102/
Greither7192/
Greutter7157/
Greuther7112/
Greatest7111/
Greitter718/
Grouther717/
Grottger716/
Ghreiter715/
Greathed712/
Greister712/
Grotther712/
Groutier712/
Graithep712/
Greyster711/
Grothger711/
Groehter711/
Greattie711/
Grattoir711/
Grachtje711/
Groitier711/
Grottier711/
Grothetr710/
Groyther710/
Grethier710/
Greathes710/
Gretther710/
Grosther710/
Grothe6712,326/
Groote671,522/
Greathead671,390/
Grotte67701/
Gratta67669/
Gratti67403/
Gratio67402/
Gratii67228/
Gratis67219/
Gratiy67137/
Greite67136/
Gratty6793/
Grotes6784/
Gratay6759/
Grotterød6745/
Grotey6733/
Greata6732/
Groute6715/
Grouthier6711/
Grathi678/
Grasti678/
Grotie677/
Graiti677/
Graita676/
Gratté676/
Ghrati675/
Greaty674/
Ghrote674/
Gratiz673/
Groste673/
Ngrati673/
Grayty672/
Greute672/
Grotge672/
Grohte672/
Grotet672/
Gradti671/
Greuthier671/
Grauti671/
Greatheed670/
Grathy670/
Grotee670/
Grotea670/
Greatehay670/
Grauty670/
Grotez670/
Gratit670/
Graity670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grater
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