Gräfin Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gräfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gräfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Grafin (136) are calculated separately.

Gräfin Last Name Facts

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

Gräfin occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Grafin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gräfin? popularity and diffusion

Gräfin is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gräfin reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany Gräfin is most common in: Berlin, where 31 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Hamburg, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Gräfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gräfin has changed over time. In The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grafin94136/
Gräfing9245/
Gräfen83594/
Grifin83336/
Grefin8323/
Grofin831/
Griffin77328,740/
Graffin772,244/
Greffin771,009/
Graefin7728/
Grefing7723/
Grifina7721/
Groffin7711/
Gryffin775/
Grifinn774/
Grifing773/
Griofin772/
Grisfin771/
Grrifin771/
Gripfin770/
Grayfin770/
Grifien770/
Grefn733/
Grafn730/
Griffing711,735/
Greffion71149/
Griffijn7159/
Griffien7111/
Griffina7110/
Griffion718/
Grifffin715/
Griffinn715/
Griffint712/
Gridffin712/
Grriffin712/
Grivffin711/
Graiffin711/
Cgriffin711/
Ggriffin711/
Hgriffin710/
Graffinn710/
Groffinn710/
Greffing710/
Graffien710/
Grieffin710/
Grafen67686/
Grefen67440/
Griffn6726/
Grifen6721/
Grefim674/
Greefn671/
D'Griffin671/
Grifín671/
Grifinova671/

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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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  • 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 Gräfin
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