Grävare Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grävare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grävare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gravare (2) are calculated separately.

Grävare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grävare is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gravare. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grävare? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grävare live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Grävare is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 52 percent live, Halland County, where 33 percent live and Stockholm County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gravare952/
Grevares801/
Grovar775,167/
Grevar77143/
Gravar7767/
Grivar772/
Gravere7188/
Grivart7121/
Gravari7114/
Grevarp714/
Grabare713/
Grivard713/
Ghravar711/
Grovere711/
Greavar711/
Graavar711/
Grovair710/
Gravaur710/
Grisvard67269/
Greverie67174/
Griviere678/
Grabaree673/
Grèverie672/
Griwaree671/
Grevhari671/

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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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  • 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 Grävare
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