Grav Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2911:17,6712,197
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Israel741:115,64412,871
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Finland311:177,31315,564
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India51:153,413,076951,030
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Gräv (2) are calculated separately.

Grav (21) may also be a first name.

Grav Last Name Facts

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

Grav (Marathi: गु्रव, Russian: Грав) is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gräv. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grav is the 505,580th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname Grav occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Grav reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 17,671. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent are found, Central Norway, where 21 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Grav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grav has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grav last name grew 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grav surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Grav earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning 361,427 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.82% more than the national average, earning $50,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $43,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gräv922/
Graev8999/
Grahv8927/
Gravs8916/
Graav8912/
Ghrav8912/
Ågrav895/
Gravå893/
Grasv891/
Gravås80129/
Grachv803/
Greavs801/
Gravtt801/
Gravws801/
Graf75146,788/
Grab756,867/
Graw753,333/
Grap751,415/
Grov75656/
Grev75325/
Grafova732,921/
Grafová73192/
Grapova7384/
Gravova7353/
Grabová7319/
Gravåhs736/
Greasvs731/
Graff6733,931/
Grafe677,232/
Graef676,475/
Graaf673,586/
Grape672,067/
Graap671,415/
Grabs671,280/
Graft671,276/
Grauf67683/
Grapp67554/
Greab67552/
Grova67514/
Ghrab67276/
Graif67235/
Graup67153/
Graps67142/
Graab67135/
Graib6790/
Graub6777/
Greaf6771/
Grgov6759/
Greev6741/
Grajf6728/
Grauw6724/
Grayf6723/
Grovs6720/
Grabp6719/
Groov6717/
Grafs6714/
Grahf6714/
Graffová6714/
Grovë6712/
Groev6712/
Grhov6711/
Graph6711/
Graaw677/
Greiv677/
Ghraw675/
Greap674/
Growa674/
Grabt674/
Grasf674/
Grasp673/
Grayb673/
Grapt673/
Ghraf673/
Cgraw672/
Grajfová671/
Grabz671/
Grafp671/
Graifová671/
Grouv671/
Greuv671/
Gratf671/
Graffova671/
Grappová671/
Grajfova671/
Grzaf671/
Grovt670/
Graws670/
Grahw670/
Grawf670/
Grafz670/
Graip670/
Grapf670/
Grawz670/
Greaw670/
Grayw670/

Grav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grav in the Marathi language
गु्रवgurava50
गुरवgurava50
Grav in the Russian language
Гравgrav-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Grav
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis