van de Graff Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

van de Graff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van de Graff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia421:642,75544,739
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

van de Graff Last Name Facts

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

The surname van de Graff is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of van de Graff reside; 79 percent reside in Australasia and 79 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

van de Graff is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 642,755. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 57 percent reside and Queensland, where 43 percent reside. Beside Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

van de Graff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van de Graff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van de Graff last name grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van de Graaff96322/
van der Graff966/
van de Graaf921,690/
van der Graaff92660/
van de Graft9211/
van der Graaf885,437/
van der Graft88105/
van der Grooff851/
van der Groft801/
Van-De-Graaf757/

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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 van de Graff
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