van Graaff Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
van Graaff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Graaff Demographics
Average van Graaff Salary in
South Africa
R 232,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
van Graaff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Graaff Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Graaff occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Graaff? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Graaff is the 2,689,253rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of van Graaff reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name van Graaff is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 47 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 39 percent reside and Limpopo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa van Graaff occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
van Graaff Last Name Statistics demography
van Graaff earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning R 232,932 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Graaf | 95 | 25 | / |
| van Graft | 84 | 17 | / |
| von Graff | 84 | 6 | / |
| van Groff | 84 | 0 | / |
| van Greiff | 80 | 2 | / |
| von Graffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| von Graf | 78 | 4 | / |
| von Greiff | 70 | 15 | / |
| van Grow | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Grouw | 63 | 115 | / |
| Van-Grouw | 53 | 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 Graaff
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