Gravel Surname
Approximately 19,700 people bear this surname
Gravel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 15,310 | 1:2,407 | 281 |
| United States | 2,642 | 1:137,191 | 14,339 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| France | 414 | 1:160,441 | 24,940 |
| Germany | 202 | 1:398,542 | 36,874 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Barbados | 8 | 1:35,931 | 1,672 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:29,045 | 1,617 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 393 | 1:127,783 | 12,315 |
The alternate forms: Gravél (2) are calculated separately.
Gravel (518) may also be a first name.
Gravel Demographics
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Gravel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gravel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gravel (Russian: Гравель) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gravél. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gravel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,281st most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 369,926 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gravel reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 371,231st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 518 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 15,310 people, or 1 in 2,407. In Canada Gravel is most common in: Quebec, where 88 percent are found, Ontario, where 9 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Gravel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gravel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gravel surname increased 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gravel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gravel are 3.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.03% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gravel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.06% less than the national average, earning R 111,552 per year; in United States they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $49,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning $42,730 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravél | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gravell | 92 | 1,439 | / |
| Gravele | 92 | 129 | / |
| Graviel | 92 | 119 | / |
| Graveel | 92 | 109 | / |
| Gravelt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Graveal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gravelle | 86 | 7,352 | / |
| Grasveld | 86 | 110 | / |
| Graevell | 86 | 29 | / |
| Grayveal | 86 | 14 | / |
| Graveile | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gravesel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gravil | 83 | 1,393 | / |
| Grevel | 83 | 254 | / |
| Grovel | 83 | 94 | / |
| Grawel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Grasveldt | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gravesell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graveille | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grouvel | 77 | 169 | / |
| Gravill | 77 | 154 | / |
| Grovell | 77 | 148 | / |
| Grevell | 77 | 115 | / |
| Grabeal | 77 | 84 | / |
| Gravoil | 77 | 79 | / |
| Gravile | 77 | 66 | / |
| Greivel | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gravail | 77 | 13 | / |
| Grabele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grabhel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Grawehl | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grawell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Grävell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghrevel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grovgel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grabeil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Graybeal | 71 | 2,929 | / |
| Graville | 71 | 376 | / |
| Grosveld | 71 | 82 | / |
| Greivell | 71 | 41 | / |
| Grayvill | 71 | 9 | / |
| Grovelle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Greabeil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Groveahl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grauwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grayvild | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greevell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grabeill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grootveld | 67 | 1,237 | / |
| Gravoille | 67 | 89 | / |
| Growel | 67 | 43 | / |
| Grootvelt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Grevil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grayville | 67 | 4 | / |
| Greyvelle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grauville | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graybeill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graybeall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graybeale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greivelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grahville | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greaville | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grovil | 67 | 0 | / |
Gravel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel in the Russian language | ||
| Гравель | gravel | - |
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Footnotes
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