Graça Surname

15,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Graça Surname User-submission:

From the latin, gratia, that derives from, gratus, meaning 'grateful', 'grace'.

Graça Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola14,7891:1,825330
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Portugal10,4081:1,001172
São Tomé and Príncipe4131:43086
Brazil4041:529,88719,867
France411:1,620,066149,911
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Benin111:939,60046,216
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Graca (17,711) & Gráca (6) are calculated separately.

Graça (76,413) may also be a first name.

Graça Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the latin, gratia, that derives from, gratus, meaning 'grateful', 'grace'.

- Mari

Graça Last Name Facts

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

Graça (Arabic: جراسا) is found in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Graca or Gráca. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Graça? popularity and diffusion

Graça is the 15,185th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 198,603 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Graça are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 12,863rd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 76,413 people.

This surname is most numerous in Angola, where it is held by 14,789 people, or 1 in 1,825. Outside of Angola it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 29 percent live and Portugal, where 28 percent live.

Graça Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Graça has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graça surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Graça Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Graça last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Graça earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graca9317,711/
Graças91495/
Graçaj917/
Gracça911/
Graçça911/
Gráca876/
Grasa801,764/
Graza801,545/
Graša80108/
Graço803/
Graxa801/
Gracia7386,809/
Grazza731,360/
Grassa731,207/
Grasza73598/
Gratza73319/
Grasha73193/
Gracza73175/
Grasia73106/
Grasas7384/
Grazai7376/
Gracea7364/
Greaca7355/
Grajza7343/
Graysa7342/
Grgača7328/
Graßau7317/
Grausa7314/
Graßat7312/
Gratsa7311/
Grauza739/
Graisa739/
Gracaj738/
Graica737/
Gracha736/
Graiza735/
Ghraza734/
Grzaca734/
Gracau732/
Gracìa732/
Gracai732/
Gracoa731/
Grasea731/
Grauçá731/
Grauca731/
Grazah731/
Ghrasa731/
Gracay730/
Graasa730/
Grasay730/
Gracias677,381/
Gratsia67380/
Grassau67143/
Grassat6758/
Grausza6736/
Graszat6728/
Gratsas6726/
Grascha6723/
Graciaa6723/
Gratsea6723/
Graysay6722/
Grajsza6710/
Greacea678/
Grosaas677/
Grasaas677/
Grassas676/
Grachat675/
Grassay673/
Grhacia673/
Graisas672/
Grachai672/
Graziah672/
Graceas672/
Graicia672/
Graicha671/
Graazza671/
Ghraisa671/
Gratcia671/
Grayssa671/
Grachah671/
Greasha671/
Graciea671/
Grachea671/
Graceap671/
Grasass670/
Grashat670/
Grasatt670/
Grasath670/
Grausau670/

Graça Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Graça in the Arabic language
جراساjrasa-

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