Gravestein Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gravestein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravestein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1741:97,05315,823
Australia491:550,93340,757
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gravestein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravestein is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravestein? popularity and diffusion

Gravestein is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gravestein reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gravestein is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 97,053. In The Netherlands Gravestein is mostly found in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, North Holland, where 34 percent reside and North Brabant, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Gravestein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gravestein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gravestein surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravesteijn95378/
Gravesteyn90109/
Gravestijn9021/
Gravestien904/
Grabestein902/
Grovestein901/
Grovesteine862/
Grovesteen8075/
Grovestine8038/
Gravestayn801/
Grovestien800/
Gravestam7427/

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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 Gravestein
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