Gravesteyn Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gravesteyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravesteyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380

Gravesteyn Last Name Facts

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

Gravesteyn is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gravesteyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravesteyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gravesteyn reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gravesteyn is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 157,824. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Malta, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravestein90234/
Gravestien904/
Gravestayn901/
Gravesteijn86378/
Grovesteen8075/
Gravestijn8021/
Grabestein802/
Grovestein801/
Grovestien800/
Grovesteine762/
Gravestam7427/
Grovestine7038/

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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 Gravesteyn
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