van de Graaff Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

van de Graaff Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the count', a nobility title.

van de Graaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

van de Graaff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the count', a nobility title.

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van de Graaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname van de Graaff is most common in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van de Graaff.

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

The last name is the 849,693rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of van de Graaff reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 158,798. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 46 percent live, Queensland, where 38 percent live and Victoria, where 11 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van de Graaf961,690/
van der Graaff96660/
van de Graff9653/
van der Graaf925,437/
van der Graff926/
van de Graft8811/
van der Graft85105/
van der Grooff811/
Van-De-Graaf807/
van der Groft771/

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