Grau Surname

10,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Grau Surname Definition:

(German) The gray man, probably referring to an old, gray-haired man.

Grau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain17,0071:2,749326
Germany13,3221:6,043733
United States5,6951:63,6457,455
France3,0601:21,7072,525
Argentina1,7191:24,8652,086
Colombia1,5661:30,5071,944
Venezuela1,4541:20,7731,485
Cuba1,0061:11,454936
Peru9571:33,2123,291
Switzerland9011:9,1151,487
Denmark6351:8,889821
Chile5961:29,5581,647
Dominican Republic3851:27,0991,663
Brazil3291:650,68224,051
Andorra2421:34649
Paraguay2141:33,8171,111
Panama2111:18,5421,281
Uruguay1921:17,8742,020
Poland1811:209,99327,710
Mexico1781:697,33810,801
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Honduras1521:58,0031,334
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Ecuador1291:123,3016,648
Puerto Rico1181:30,086873
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Austria881:96,76614,085
Israel761:112,60012,624
England691:807,50843,459
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Costa Rica441:108,6381,781
Estonia421:31,4725,782
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Romania231:872,95152,186
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
China71:195,331,65210,124
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3341:150,35513,950

Grau (285) may also be a first name.

Grau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The gray man, probably referring to an old, gray-haired man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grau (Bengali: গ্রাউ, Russian: Грау) occurs most in Spain. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grau? popularity and diffusion

Grau is the 10,893rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 141,407 people. The last name Grau is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Grau are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Grau is also the 524,196th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 285 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 17,007 people, or 1 in 2,749. In Spain it is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 50 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 36 percent reside and Aragon, where 3 percent reside. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Grau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grau last name rose 1,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States Grau are 15.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grau earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,030 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning R 257,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning $19,104,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graus893,677/
Graux892,276/
Graue891,916/
Graut89180/
Graup89153/
Graud8961/
Graju8923/
Grayu895/
Grauß893/
Grauz892/
Grauy892/
Grauh892/
Graué892/
Grahu891/
Ngrau891/
Ghrau891/
Gra861,285/
Gru86728/
Grauss80463/
Greaud80339/
Graupp80215/
Grausz80128/
Grauds80119/
Grauet8098/
Grauch8064/
Grauth8053/
Grault8025/
Graues806/
Grauwe805/
Graudt804/
Grauzs804/
Graujo803/
Graush802/
Grausø802/
Grauts801/
Grauzz801/
Greaus801/
Grayau801/
Grayou801/
Greauy801/
Grautz800/
Grayuu800/
Gray75521,487/
Gras7522,321/
Grad7512,804/
Grah7512,373/
Graß753,335/
Gruß752,758/
Grou751,806/
Grue751,707/
Grap751,415/
Graj751,256/
Grus751,081/
Graz751,064/
Graś75938/
Gruz75913/
Grai75829/
Graa75682/
Grut75600/
Gruy75568/
Greu75541/
Grat75492/
Grud75452/
Grup75338/
Grux75307/
Grea75293/
Grga75176/
Grae75165/
Grra75165/
Grňa7571/
Grui7556/
Gruś7550/
Groa7534/
Gruľ7526/
Ghra7523/
Ngra7521/
Gåra7516/
Gruj7516/
Gruh7515/
Gruź7514/
Graš759/
Gruň759/
Ngru757/
Graş756/
Grha754/
Gréa754/
Grúa753/
Grač753/
Grzu752/
G'Ra751/
Grza751/
Gruo751/
Graç751/
Hgra751/
Grać751/
Ghru751/
Qgra751/
Ggru751/
Grhu750/
Grauwet7387/
Grauová7334/
Grausch7320/
Greault7318/
Graious731/
Greiaux731/
Graioud731/
Graouet731/
Grauett731/
Grass6714,602/
Grout676,671/
Great676,047/
Grajo675,679/
Gruia675,277/
Grupp674,644/
Groux673,383/
Grays672,973/
Gruss672,788/
Grawe672,760/
Group672,320/
Grach671,843/
Graap671,415/
Graha671,201/
Gruis67971/
Graat67924/
Graia67811/
Grais67758/
Graas67697/
Grush67696/
Grats67695/
Greus67640/
Gratt67611/
Grapp67554/
Gradt67551/
Griya67537/
Groud67535/
Graja67526/
Gread67485/
Greya67479/
Grouh67450/
Ghrat67418/
Graye67404/
Grouz67401/
Grous67398/
Grait67371/
Grash67339/
Graid67271/
Greas67267/
Graie67245/
Grayo67241/
Groia67223/
Grujo67214/
Gruys67206/
Grahs67187/
Gruit67181/
Gruja67177/
Greňa67157/
Graya67152/
Grusd67151/
Grutt67148/
Gruhs67147/
Grust67146/
Grudt67139/
Groue67135/
Geera67130/
Grija67130/
Gruie67120/
Gruya67113/
Graiz67108/
Groja67102/
Grusz6792/
Gruye6791/
Groya6789/
Gruzs6780/
Grudd6779/
Gruiz6778/
Gruch6775/
Ghrui6771/
Graić6771/
Gruot6761/
Greux6758/
Grayi6756/
Greup6755/
Greue6747/
Geeru6740/
Graah6739/
N'Gra6734/
Grajš6734/
Gruľa6734/
Gërra6734/
Grast6732/
Grajd6728/
Graji6727/
Grazt6725/
Greja6724/
Grouy6724/
Ghrai6723/
Gradz6723/
Grads6722/
Graad6722/
Graje6721/
Grhas6720/
Grabp6719/
Graßt6717/
Grawé6716/
Ågrup6713/
Greah6713/
Grajz6713/
Grayd6713/
Ghraz6713/
Gørup6712/
Graph6711/
Gruje6711/
Grayt6711/
Gårud6710/
Hgras6710/
Grayy679/
Grajj678/
Gruič678/
Graňa678/
Gærup678/
Greut678/
G'Rra677/
Grajs677/
Greyu676/
Greha676/
Ngrai676/
Graht675/
Ghray675/
Greia675/
Greap674/
Grray674/
Graio674/
Grupė674/
Grujó674/
Graij674/
Groué673/
Ghruy673/
Grasp673/
Gradd673/
Gruji673/
Graïa673/
Graih673/
Graiš673/
Grasø673/
Ghras673/
Grujć672/
Grazs672/
Graeh672/
Nghra672/
Kgray672/
Cgray672/
Greaz672/
Ghrea672/
Gruop672/
Graaj672/
Ngraj672/
Hngra671/
Graay671/
Grrud671/
Gruhe671/
Gruio671/
Gruiy671/
Grayhutt671/
Ghrad671/
Ghrup671/
Gruht671/
Grazz671/
Grras671/
Gruos671/
Graič671/
Graët671/
Groïa671/
Gruié671/
Grujś671/
Gruyo671/
Griea671/
Greța671/
Gryja671/
Ggray671/
Graouech671/
Cgrus671/
Grgaj671/
Greud670/
Grayhaus670/
Grayh670/
Graiy670/
Greihaut670/
Graip670/
Grapf670/
Grupf670/
Greuy670/
Greyhaus670/

Grau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grau in the Bengali language
গ্রাউgra'u-
Grau in the Russian language
Грауgrau-

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Grau Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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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 Grau
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