van Gray Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

van Gray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

van Gray Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Gray is most common in Australia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname van Gray occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of van Gray are found; 86 percent are found in Australasia and 86 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia van Gray is most prevalent in: Tasmania, where 67 percent reside and New South Wales, where 33 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Gray881/
van Graas82277/
van Graat821/
von Grap7513/
von Grad7512/
von Grey758/
von Grat755/
van Grit752/
van Geetruy742/
von Grapp7139/
van Gretz711/
von Gredd591/

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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 Gray
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