van der Graaf Surname

88,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Graaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Graaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,1741:3,264278
Australia971:278,30624,956
England361:1,547,72466,012
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belgium161:718,54060,840
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van der Graaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname van der Graaf is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 88,343rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,340,362 people. The last name van der Graaf is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of van der Graaf are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname van der Graaf is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,174 people, or 1 in 3,264. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, Gelderland, where 10 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

van der Graaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van der Graaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van der Graaf surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van der Graaf Last Name Statistics demography

van der Graaf earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.06% more than the national average, earning $65,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van de Graaf961,690/
van der Graaff96660/
van de Graaff92322/
van der Graft92105/
van der Graff926/
van de Graff8853/
van de Graft8811/
van der Groft851/
van der Grooff811/
Van-De-Graaf807/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Graaf
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