van Graas Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Graas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Graas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Graas Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Graas is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Graas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname van Graas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of van Graas live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 123,264. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 44 percent live, North Holland, where 41 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 49 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Graat891/
van Grasse841/
van Gray827/
van Groos7875/
von Grap7113/
von Grad7112/
van Grop716/
von Grat715/
von Gray711/
van Grod711/
von Grapp6739/
van Groot6737/
von Gross6728/
von Grohs671/
von Grey598/
von Groß591/
von Grotz561/

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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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  • 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 Graas
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