Graving Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Graving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Australia611:442,55234,724
Norway61:857,04855,549
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Graving Last Name Facts

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

Graving is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graving? popularity and diffusion

The last name Graving is the 1,364,059th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Graving occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Graving reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States it is most numerous in: Washington, where 24 percent are found, Iowa, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Graving exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 38 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Graving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Graving has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Graving Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Graving last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Graving earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning 323,113 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.47% more than the national average, earning $58,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greaving9328/
Gravings930/
Graveing930/
Gravin92208/
Gravina8612,375/
Greving86950/
Gravine8691/
Gravink8672/
Gravoin8628/
Groving869/
Greavin862/
Gravain862/
Graväng862/
Gravein861/
Gravien861/
Graivin861/
Greiving80198/
Grewaing801/
Grevingk801/
Gravigne801/
Graven772,732/
Gravim779/
Grovin778/
Gravèn771/
Gravyn770/
Grevink71516/
Graveen71220/
Grabein71164/
Grawien7165/
Greaven7139/
Graaven7139/
Grovine7120/
Groovin7111/
Grovina715/
Grovind715/
Greivin715/
Gravent712/
Gravend712/
Grawein712/
Grabain711/
Grawung711/
Gravesen672,358/
Greevink67116/
Graybein671/
Grovetin671/
Grabhain670/

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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
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  • 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 Graving
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