Gravenhorst Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Gravenhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravenhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gravenhorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gravenhorst is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravenhorst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 681,965th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The last name Gravenhorst occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gravenhorst live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany Gravenhorst is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Gravenhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gravenhorst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 596 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravenhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gravenhorst last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gravenhorst earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $22,246,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning $34,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravenorst9530/
Grabenhorst91710/
Grafenhorst91104/
Grevenhorst912/
Gravenhorse911/
Gravenhurst911/
Grovenhorst910/
Grabenharst821/
Grofenhurst732/
Griffin-Rist521/

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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
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  • 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 Gravenhorst
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