McGrave Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tunisia

McGrave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

McGrave Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGrave is found most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McGrave.

How Common Is The Last Name McGrave? popularity and diffusion

McGrave is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of McGrave reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England McGrave is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 57 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Somerset, where 14 percent are found. Other than England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

McGrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGrave has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGrave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McGrave last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McGrave
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