Grava Surname

107,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9201:66,47511,830
Brazil8451:253,3429,758
Latvia7771:2,638334
France7351:90,37113,011
Philippines3751:269,96939,569
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Greece911:121,75620,412
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Norway351:146,92218,432
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Romania141:1,434,13453,593
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Albania81:364,25716,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malta11:430,2723,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grava (592) may also be a first name.

Grava Last Name Facts

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

Grava (Russian: Грава) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Grava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,754th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,684,203 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Grava are found; 21 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 21 percent are found in Italic Europe. Grava is also the 343,796th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 592 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 66,475. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Veneto, where 63 percent live, Lombardy, where 15 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 12 percent live. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Latvia, where 18 percent live.

Grava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grava has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grava last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.31% registered with the party.

The amount Grava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.55% more than the national average, earning €56,021 per year; in Norway they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning 383,343 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning $51,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $47,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravas91425/
Gravat91302/
Graeva9162/
Gravad9116/
Gravea914/
Gravay911/
Gravau911/
Gravai911/
Gravatt832,261/
Gravaud83216/
Gravaas8318/
Graveau8316/
Gravais832/
Gravath832/
Greavea832/
Greavas832/
Grachva831/
Ghravat831/
Gravaux831/
Graba805,499/
Grova80514/
Gravo80388/
Greva80258/
Grawa8033/
Graveaud7745/
Gravault771/
Graveats770/
Grabau732,175/
Grabas731,332/
Grampa731,001/
Grovas73796/
Gravot73553/
Gravey73448/
Gravos73287/
Ghraba73253/
Greeva7362/
Grauba7347/
Grevay7331/
Grabaj7327/
Granpa7320/
Gravou7317/
Gravoz7316/
Grabaś7310/
Grawad738/
Graiba737/
Grzaba735/
Grouva734/
Greiva734/
Groova734/
Grabač734/
Grabat733/
Graway732/
Grabaz732/
Grovat732/
Grabaň732/
Grabay732/
Groeva732/
Gruiva731/
Grgova731/
Gravoi731/
Grabad731/
Grabaa731/
Grevaj731/
Grovaj731/
Grevai731/
Graboa731/
Gravois67950/
Ghraiba67136/
Grabacz67111/
Grabach67101/
Grabast6786/
Grovatt6786/
Grabasz6727/
Gravost6725/
Greavey6722/
Grouvas6720/
Grabeau6712/
Ghrabat679/
Grahawa678/
Grabazs678/
Grawath676/
Gravoch674/
Grabash674/
Grabatt672/
Graabau672/
Graubau672/
Geerova672/
Grawatt671/
Grampea671/
Grovais671/
Grabaiz671/
Graubat671/
Graubah671/
Graybau671/
G'Reiva671/
Graibay671/
Granpha671/
Greabau670/
Gravott670/
Grasway670/

Grava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grava in the Russian language
Граваgrava-

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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 Grava
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