Graur Surname

73,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Graur Surname User-submission:

This surname is most common in Moldova and Romania. It means 'starling'.

Graur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,3671:5,963800
Moldova2,4361:1,462138
Russia5551:259,68127,315
Transnistria571:8,3281,648
Poland551:691,06859,060
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England281:1,989,93178,001
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
France161:4,151,420237,746
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Graur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is most common in Moldova and Romania. It means 'starling'.

- anastasia06

Graur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Graur (Hindi: ग्रौर, Russian: Граур) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Graur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,208th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,083,328 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Graur are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Graur is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 3,367 people, or 1 in 5,963. In Romania it is most numerous in: Tulcea County, where 12 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent live and Mureș County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Romania Graur occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 36 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Graur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Graur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graur surname grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Graur surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Graur are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Graur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.05% less than the national average, earning €8,093 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning $66,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grauer915,293/
Graure911,513/
Grajur911/
Grar892,074/
Grur890/
Grauert83493/
Graouer8320/
Grauerd831/
Grard803,533/
Grear803,189/
Grare801,732/
Gruer80822/
Grgur80217/
Grair8084/
Grgar8066/
Graer8062/
Grayr8028/
Grure8023/
Ghrar8010/
Gruhr809/
Grour805/
Graër805/
Graar803/
Grarh802/
Grart802/
Gruir801/
Grarp801/
Greur801/
Kgrar801/
Graurova7718/
Grauyere7712/
Grahajur771/
Grauheer771/
Grayhaur770/
Grayhour770/
Grayer732,439/
Greear731,668/
Gruyer73732/
Greard73362/
Graire73361/
Grawer73160/
Ghrour7387/
Grarre7384/
Graier7383/
Grajer7372/
Greuer7330/
Gruyar7324/
Ghrair7316/
Gréard739/
Ghrear738/
Grouer737/
Gruehr735/
Graysr733/
Greare733/
Graard733/
G'Rare732/
Grayor732/
Grujar732/
Grourd731/
Greyar731/
Grayjr731/
Ghraïr731/
Grehar731/
Gruhrt731/
Gruort731/
Groure731/
Griyar731/
Gërard731/
Grayir731/
Nngrar731/
Grahar730/
Gruier730/
Graird730/
Grayar730/
Grauerová7137/
Grauerova711/
Grawert67296/
Gruhier67196/
Grugier67169/
Grawehr67151/
Grujard67150/
Gragger67100/
Gruyere6768/
Greyard6750/
Grugger6736/
Grajerz6736/
Geerard6714/
Gror677/
Grayard675/
Grhutrh675/
Geeraer672/
Grawier672/
Grahard671/
Griiard671/
Grayorr671/
Gragier671/
Grhardt671/
Geerart671/
Grajarz671/
Grouier671/
Greyour671/
Gråharr671/
Ghraier671/
Graiher671/
Grrhart670/

Graur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Graur in the Hindi language
ग्रौरgraura-
Graur in the Russian language
Граурgraur-

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