Gravel Surname

27,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gravel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada15,3101:2,407281
United States2,6421:137,19114,339
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
France4141:160,44124,940
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1321:422,10728,563
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Australia371:729,61448,196
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Israel101:855,76354,181
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Barbados81:35,9311,672
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Wales541:29,0451,617
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:127,78312,315

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

Gravel (518) may also be a first name.

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/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gravél. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gravel.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,281st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 369,926 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 occurring forename internationally, borne by 518 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 15,310 people, or 1 in 2,407. In Canada Gravel is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 88 percent are found, Ontario, where 9 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Canada it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Gravel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gravel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gravel last name are 3.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.03% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravél942/
Gravell921,439/
Gravele92129/
Graviel92119/
Graveel92109/
Gravelt921/
Graveal921/
Gravelle867,352/
Grasveld86110/
Graevell8629/
Grayveal8614/
Graveile861/
Gravesel861/
Gravil831,393/
Grevel83254/
Grovel8394/
Grawel834/
Grasveldt8010/
Gravesell801/
Graveille800/
Grouvel77169/
Gravill77154/
Grovell77148/
Grevell77115/
Grabeal7784/
Gravoil7779/
Gravile7766/
Greivel7719/
Gravail7713/
Grabele773/
Grabhel773/
Grawehl772/
Grawell772/
Grävell771/
Ghrevel771/
Grovgel771/
Grabeil771/
Graybeal712,929/
Graville71376/
Grosveld7182/
Greivell7141/
Grayvill719/
Grovelle712/
Greabeil711/
Groveahl711/
Grauwell711/
Grayvild711/
Greevell710/
Grabeill710/
Grootveld671,237/
Gravoille6789/
Growel6743/
Grootvelt679/
Grevil674/
Grayville674/
Greyvelle672/
Grauville671/
Graybeill671/
Graybeall671/
Graybeale671/
Greivelle671/
Grahville671/
Greaville670/
Grovil670/

Gravel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gravel in the Russian language
Гравельgravel-

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