van Graaf Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
van Graaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
van Graaf Demographics
Average van Graaf Salary in
South Africa
R 248,448
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van Graaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Graaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Graaf has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Graaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. van Graaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of van Graaf reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 95 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.
van Graaf Last Name Statistics demography
van Graaf earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning R 248,448 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Graaff | 95 | 52 | / |
| van Graft | 89 | 17 | / |
| von Graf | 82 | 4 | / |
| von Graff | 78 | 6 | / |
| van Groff | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Greiff | 74 | 2 | / |
| von Graffe | 74 | 0 | / |
| van Grow | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Grouw | 67 | 115 | / |
| von Greiff | 63 | 15 | / |
| Van-Grouw | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 van Graaf
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis