Gratian Surname

258,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gratian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gratian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2871:41,1364,701
France1501:442,81863,836
Namibia331:73,0127,607
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India121:63,922,115578,870
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gratian (1,675) may also be a first name.

Gratian Last Name Facts

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

Gratian is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gratian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gratian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,244th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,781,854 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gratian live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gratian is also the 188,088th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 1,675 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,287 people, or 1 in 41,136. In Tanzania Gratian is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 86 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.

Gratian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gratian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gratian surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gratian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gratian are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gratian earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.19% more than the national average, earning $61,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gratiant9348/
Graetian931/
Gratiane931/
Gratiann931/
Gratianne88125/
Gration865,853/
Grotian8645/
Gratyan8625/
Gratiam863/
Gretian861/
Ghratyan80124/
Grottian8012/
Grastyan803/
Graytion801/
Greetian801/
Grattean800/
Gratayjan751/
Grotjan71293/
Grotyan711/
Gretyan711/
Grothjan6779/
Grastyán6724/
Grostyan6718/
Grotjann6717/
Gredtion671/
Grohtjan670/
Grottiam670/
Greitjane632/
Ghrostyan631/
Grotyohann5967/
Grotjahann590/
Grotjon570/
Grotjahn53963/
Grotjohn53329/
Grothjahn505/
Grootjohn501/
Grothjohn501/

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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
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  • 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 Gratian
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