Grates Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Grates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Grates Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grates occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grates? popularity and diffusion

Grates is the 562,135th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Grates reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 1,132,684. In The United States Grates is primarily found in: Michigan, where 29 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Grates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grates has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grates surname increased 821 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grates Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grates last name are 4.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grates earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.1% less than the national average, earning R 87,696 per year; in United States they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning $39,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $38,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grathes9214/
Grate913,956/
Greatest8611/
Greathes860/
Grater831,041/
Graute83481/
Gratte83299/
Gratis83219/
Gratie83164/
Gratys83140/
Gretes83106/
Grotes8384/
Graste8381/
Gratet8347/
Gratej8332/
Greate8321/
Grathe8316/
Gratex838/
Grateh837/
Gratez834/
Ghrate832/
Grayte832/
Gratey831/
Grgate831/
Grated831/
Gratee831/
Graite831/
Gratea831/
Graate831/
Grrate831/
Grootes77262/
Greties7765/
Grather7760/
Grattet7741/
Graitge7729/
Grajter7729/
Gratter7727/
Grattie7722/
Greated7721/
Grathie7716/
Gratais7715/
Grethes7714/
Graster7713/
Greatex7712/
Greater7710/
Graiter778/
Grattis777/
Grauthe776/
Grottes775/
Grettes774/
Greatez772/
Grotets771/
Graitis771/
Grastet771/
Graytec771/
Grazter771/
Graitte771/
Gratuis771/
Greatee771/
Ghratee771/
Groutes771/
Ngraite771/
Grathed771/
Graitep771/
Grauter770/
Gratist770/
Grastey770/
Grateer770/
Grathey770/
Groteis770/
Grotess770/
Grautey770/
Grote7321,718/
Grati731,188/
Grata73799/
Graty73142/
Grasteit71138/
Grotheus715/
Greathed712/
Greather712/
Graithep712/
Greattie711/
Geeratis711/
Grachter711/
Grachtje711/
Grootees711/
Grathays710/
Graister710/
Grauteer710/
Graither710/
Greithes710/
Grothe6712,326/
Groote671,522/
Greathead671,390/
Grotte67701/
Gratta67669/
Gratti67403/
Gratio67402/
Gratii67228/
Gratiy67137/
Greite67136/
Gratty6793/
Groter6762/
Gratay6759/
Gratic6739/
Grotey6733/
Greata6732/
Groute6715/
Grotis6710/
Gratix678/
Grathi678/
Gretis678/
Grasti678/
Grotie677/
Graiti677/
Graita676/
Gratté676/
Ghrati675/
Greaty674/
Ghrote674/
Groothees673/
Gratiz673/
Groste673/
Ngrati673/
Grayty672/
Greute672/
Grotge672/
Grohte672/
Grotet672/
Gradti671/
Gradtisch671/
Grãter671/
Grauti671/
Greatheed670/
Grathy670/
Grotee670/
Grotea670/
Greatehay670/
Grauty670/
Grotez670/
Gratit670/
Graity670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grates
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