Gravaas Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gravaas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravaas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gravaas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravaas occurs most in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravaas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gravaas is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gravaas live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Gravaas is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 56 percent reside, Central Norway, where 38 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Gravaas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gravaas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gravaas last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gravaas Last Name Statistics demography

Gravaas earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning 277,200 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravas92425/
Greavas862/
Gravais862/
Grava834,327/
Gravaise803/
Graveats800/
Grabas771,332/
Grovas77796/
Grevas77343/
Gravat77302/
Gravos77287/
Grawas7728/
Gravad7716/
Gravea774/
Grabaa771/
Gravau771/
Gravai771/
Gravay771/
Gravatt712,261/
Gravois71950/
Gravaud71216/
Graveus7188/
Grabast7186/
Grampas7167/
Grevais7130/
Grabasz7127/
Gravost7125/
Grouvas7120/
Graveau7116/
Grabazs718/
Grahawa718/
Grabash714/
Gravath712/
Greavea712/
Graabau712/
Gravaux711/
Ghravat711/
Grachva711/
Grovais711/
Gravarz711/
Graba675,499/
Grova67514/
Gravo67388/
Grabasch67109/
Graveaud6745/
Grawa6733/
Graybash6712/
Graabach675/
Graybast672/
Gravault671/
Grovasce671/

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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
  • 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 Gravaas
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