Gravely Surname

111,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Gravely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9451:91,87810,332
Israel1201:71,3148,782
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Gravely (28) may also be a first name.

Gravely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gravely occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,085th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,742,182 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gravely live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gravely is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,945 people, or 1 in 91,878. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 30 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States Gravely occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gravely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gravely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 907 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gravely last name are 16.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gravely earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $36,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning $60,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graveley93602/
Gravelly9330/
Gravele86129/
Graveli8624/
Grovely860/
Gravelle807,352/
Gravelet80275/
Gravelis80103/
Gravelie8039/
Gravelli8035/
Graveles8014/
Graviele806/
Gravelee803/
Gravelez803/
Graveile801/
Graavela801/
Gravelais7579/
Graveleij7541/
Gravielle755/
Gravellet751/
Graveless751/
Grovelley750/
Graveller750/
Graveille750/
Gravili711,012/
Gravile7166/
Grabele713/
Grabelj711/
Graville67376/
Graviles67165/
Gravilez6788/
Gravilaj6710/
Gravilio677/
Gravilis675/
Grawelli674/
Gravilli673/
Grāvelis672/
Grovelli672/
Gravioli672/
Grovelle672/
Gravilha671/
Grauvila671/
Grovelii671/

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Gravely Reference & Research

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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 Gravely
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis