Gråv Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gråv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gråv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Gråv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gråv occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gråv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gråv are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grv8657/
Grøv75118/
Grvf752/
Grvz751/
Ngrv751/
Cgrv751/
Ggrv751/
Grvd751/
Kgrv751/
Gråbø679/

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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 Gråv
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