Gravas Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gravas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3351:33,0745,160
France221:3,019,215204,848
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Gravas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravas is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gravas live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 33,074. In Greece Gravas is mostly concentrated in: Western Macedonia, where 82 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 13 percent live and Attica, where 4 percent live. Barring Greece this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Gravas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gravas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gravas surname fell 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gravas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gravas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning $36,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravaas9218/
Greavas922/
Gravais922/
Grava914,327/
Gravaise863/
Graveats860/
Grabas831,332/
Grovas83796/
Grevas83343/
Gravat83302/
Gravos83287/
Grawas8328/
Gravad8316/
Gravea834/
Gravai831/
Gravau831/
Gravay831/
Gravatt772,261/
Gravois77950/
Gravaud77216/
Graveus7788/
Grabast7786/
Grampas7767/
Grevais7730/
Grabasz7727/
Gravost7725/
Grouvas7720/
Graveau7716/
Grabazs778/
Grabash774/
Greavea772/
Gravath772/
Gravaux771/
Grovais771/
Ghravat771/
Gravarz771/
Grachva771/
Graba735,499/
Grova73514/
Gravo73388/
Grawa7333/
Grabasch71109/
Graveaud7145/
Graybash7112/
Graybast712/
Grovasce711/
Gravault711/
Grabau672,175/
Gravot67553/
Grevaz67489/
Grobas67474/
Gravey67448/
Ghraba67253/
Grabos67189/
Grawatsch6755/
Grauba6747/
Grabatsch6740/
Grabaj6727/
Grovac6721/
Grewas6721/
Gravou6717/
Gravoz6716/
Grabaś6710/
Grawad678/
Graiba677/
Grabač674/
Grouva674/
Groova674/
Greiva674/
Growas674/
Grabaň672/
Grovat672/
Grabaz672/
Grabay672/
Grootbaas672/
Graway672/
Grovos671/
Grovaj671/
Grabasova671/
Grevos671/
Grgova671/
Gravoc671/
Gravoi671/
Grayvoszh671/
Grabaa671/

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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 Gravas
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