Gravelius Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gravelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gravelius Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Gravelius Last Name Facts

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

Gravelius is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravelius? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gravelius is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gravelius are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany Gravelius is most numerous in: Hesse, where 56 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany Gravelius occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Gravelius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gravelius has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravelus942/
Grevelius8931/
Gravalius890/
Graveleuse8422/
Gravallius841/
Grabelus82185/
Gravellu825/
Gravelos825/
Gravelaud7843/
Gravellos787/
Grevillius74101/
Grabeleu7123/
Grabełus717/
Grabełusz671/
Gravillou671/
Gravillos671/
Gravelloe671/
Grobelou592/
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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 Gravelius
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