Gräbe Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gräbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gräbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8641:93,17811,661
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Grabe (4,430) & Grabé (1) are calculated separately.

Gräbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gräbe occurs most in Germany. It may appear as: Grabe or Grabé. Click here for other possible spellings of Gräbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gräbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gräbe is the 366,307th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gräbe live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 93,178. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grabe934,430/
Grabé871/
Grebe8011,393/
Grobe806,279/
Gräwe80993/
Gräve80669/
Gröbe80614/
Gribe8083/
Grybe8031/
Grébe801/
Greber733,782/
Griebe73650/
Greybe73360/
Graebe73353/
Groebe73347/
Grebet73247/
Grabie73237/
Greebe73182/
Greibe73165/
Grebeň73133/
Grabei73123/
Grabey73101/
Gräwer7383/
Grebey7376/
Gryber7368/
Griber7356/
Graibe7348/
Grobey7342/
Gribet7322/
Grebez7317/
Greube7317/
Gräver7312/
Greabe7311/
Grebej739/
Gribez739/
Grebes738/
Grobee736/
Ghribe736/
Gribej734/
Graybe733/
Gribes732/
Grebie732/
Gréber732/
Gribey731/
Grobie731/
Gruibe731/
Grabee731/
Grajbe731/
Grabej731/
Gräuer731/
Gribeh731/
Gribie731/
Grebhe731/
Graabe730/
Greiber67325/
Grebezs67250/
Grayber67239/
Grajber67103/
Gribetz6795/
Greaber6786/
Gräbitz6757/
Greyber6742/
Grebetz6741/
Graiber6735/
Grebets6732/
Greeber6727/
Grisbee6727/
Griebie6726/
Grébecz6720/
Grujber6718/
Grebesh677/
Gribets676/
Ghrebet675/
Greabes675/
Greijbe675/
Grebežs673/
Grebess673/
Grisbey672/
Ghreibe671/
Grzybee671/
Greybea671/
Gribest671/
Grehber671/
Graybeh671/
Ghribeh671/
Ghrabie671/
Greibes670/
Groebie670/
Greubey670/
Griebee670/
Greesbe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gräbe
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