van de Graaf Surname

237,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van de Graaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van de Graaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2691:13,3071,943
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Australia801:337,44628,659
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France281:2,372,240182,981
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

van de Graaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van de Graaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

van de Graaf occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Graaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 237,488th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of van de Graaf live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van de Graaf is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,269 people, or 1 in 13,307. In The Netherlands van de Graaf is most common in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, North Brabant, where 14 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands van de Graaf exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

van de Graaf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van de Graaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning R 169,200 per year; in United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning $39,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Graaf965,437/
van de Graaff96322/
van der Graaff92660/
van de Graff9253/
van de Graft9211/
van der Graft88105/
van der Graff886/
Van-De-Graaf837/
van der Groft801/
van der Grooff771/

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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 van de Graaf
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