Cognomen Graf (Graf 
, Graph 
, Граф 
, among others...) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The last name Graf is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is a common surname, Liechtenstein, and Austria (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. Much less frequently, Graf is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Graf | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, United States |
| Graph | Germany, France, Canada, Brazil, United States |
| Граф | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia |
| غراف | Syria, Algeria |
Count, Drifan, Graaf, Graaffe, Grab, Grabe, Graef, Grafan, Grafe, Graff, Graft, Grap, Grauf, Grave, Graven, Grebe, Grefe, Greve, Grewe, Gràf, Gráf, Grâf, Grâve, Grãf, Gräf, Gräfe, Gräff, Gräwe, Gröf, Grāfs, Hargrave, Landgrave, Schenk, Von, Граве, Графф, Греве, גרף, กราฟ, and グラフ
| friedrich, graf von sülichen Regarded as one of the earliest predecessors to the Hohenzollerns (b. 1010) |
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| heinrich, graf von hamburg (b. 1035) |
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| burchard, graf von scharzfeld-lauterberg (b. 1150) |
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| gerhard, graf von diez (b. 1250) |
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| diepold, graf von merkenberg-aichelberg (b. 1250) |
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| otto, graf von everstein - 25 Jul 1373 Leveste (b. 1350) |
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| konrad, graf von montfort-bregenz (b. 1350) |
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| johann, graf von fürstenberg (b. 1350) |
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| konrad ii graf, pfalzgraf von tübingen-herrenberg (b. 1350) |
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| hans, graf von eberstein 1 Jun 1421 - 1479 (b. 1421) |
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| graf johann v zu salm, wild- und rheingraf in dhaun und kirburg 17 Nov 1436 - 1495, DE (b. 1436) |
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| wilhelm, graf von virneburg (b. 1435) |
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| jakob, graf von lindow-ruppin (b. 1450) |
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graf pankraz windisch-graetz (1525-1591) (b. 1525) |
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| urs graf Swiss Renaissance painter and printmaker (1485-1528), CH (b. 1485) |
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