Gravseth Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gravseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gravseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1221:42,1506,019
United States861:4,214,639225,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gravseth Last Name Facts

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

Gravseth is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gravseth is the 1,152,132nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Gravseth reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Gravseth is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 42,150. In Norway it is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 63 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent live and Northern Norway, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live.

Gravseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gravseth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gravseth last name expanded 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gravseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gravseth surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Gravseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning 283,175 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $38,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravset932/
Gravse860/
Grafset801/
Grafse712/
Grabse711/
Grawse711/
Gravce711/
Grabscheit6735/
Gravces674/
Grabsits639/
Groovser630/
Grabsi57473/
Growse5786/
Gravzy570/
Grabscheid5686/
Grabssi535/
Grovces530/
Grófsits502/

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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 Gravseth
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