Gratus Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gratus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gratus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gratus (72) may also be a first name.

Gratus Last Name Facts

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

Gratus is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gratus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Gratus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Gratus are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gratus is also the 1,143,416th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania Gratus is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 64 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 29 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Gratus
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