Gravsen Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gravsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark831:68,0096,785
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gravsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravsen is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gravsen is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gravsen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 68,009. In Denmark Gravsen is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 36 percent reside, North Denmark Region, where 25 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravåsen938/
Gravsn920/
Grevsen86275/
Gravson863/
Grafsen861/
Gravshin8082/
Greavson801/
Gravshina7570/
Grapson711/
Grafson711/
Grabson711/
Grafshin673/
Grafsson672/
Grappson671/
Graypson671/
Grafshina637/
Grobson5714/
Grawżyn577/
Growson574/
Gropsan571/
Grofjen570/
Greifzn570/
Gropsian538/
Greybson533/
Grafchin532/
Greipson531/
Greipsson5018/

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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 Gravsen
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