Gran Surname

37,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gran Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) Dweller near the spruce tree.

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Gran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0971:172,84617,419
Norway2,0221:2,543221
Afghanistan1,9001:16,923940
Philippines1,7411:58,1499,763
Sweden1,1001:8,952811
Spain1,0601:44,1064,198
Iran6731:114,09010,817
Germany6311:127,58415,560
Yemen5791:45,6403,770
Russia3431:420,18440,187
Ivory Coast2511:91,9174,831
France1701:390,72257,689
Belarus1431:66,44110,983
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Finland1051:52,3506,285
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
England651:857,20145,134
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Jordan571:155,1308,553
Austria551:154,82620,536
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Australia421:642,75544,739
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Chile341:518,13213,148
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Israel111:777,96750,646
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
China91:151,924,6187,954
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:103,11810,416

The alternate forms: Grán (16), Grañ (1) & Grań (1) are calculated separately.

Gran (5,603) may also be a first name.

Gran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) Dweller near the spruce tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Around 20 people with this surname live in Croatia. My grandfather Pavao carried this surname and I would really like to know about my family roots and how this surname came to Croatia.

- patricijagran

Gran Last Name Facts

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

Gran (Arabic: جران, Hindi: ग्रान, Russian: Гран) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Grán, Grañ or Grań. For other potential spellings of Gran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,627th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,799 people. Gran occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Gran live; 24 percent live in Northern Europe and 23 percent live in Scandinavia. Gran is also the 89,481st most numerous first name globally, borne by 5,603 people.

The last name Gran is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,097 people, or 1 in 172,846. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.

Gran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gran last name expanded 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gran surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gran are 8.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gran earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning 359,647 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $26,162,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $51,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grán9216/
Grañ921/
Grań921/
Grant89357,783/
Grand8928,795/
Grahn898,522/
Grain894,080/
Grane891,270/
Grann891,129/
Grđan89580/
Grang89438/
Graan89297/
Grzan89212/
Graun89174/
Grean89119/
Grgan8967/
Grayn8965/
Granh8961/
Ågran8939/
Granå8921/
Ghran8917/
Grøan899/
Hgran899/
Grhan893/
Gramn893/
Ngran893/
Gøran892/
Granq891/
Granì891/
Gratn891/
Graën891/
Grajn891/
Graine804,139/
Grandt802,434/
Gracin80727/
Grahan80468/
Gracen80124/
Grantt8097/
Gragne8085/
Ghrang8083/
Graune8059/
Grasin8058/
Granne8041/
Granøe8040/
Grahne8036/
Graund8035/
Granck8034/
Greane8031/
Greant8026/
Gratin8024/
Graten8019/
Graïne8019/
Grayne8015/
Građan8015/
Graing8011/
Ågrahn809/
Graßen808/
Geeran806/
Grandh806/
Gratne806/
Graind806/
Graynd805/
Grannd805/
Ghrain804/
Granhs804/
Grannt803/
Graand803/
Graint803/
Grasen802/
Graysn802/
Ggrant801/
Cgrann801/
G'Rane801/
Grandd801/
Grrant801/
Grzann801/
Grhang801/
Grattn801/
Greamn801/
Greanc801/
Greatn801/
Greaun801/
Ghramn801/
Grahnt801/
Ngrain801/
N'Gran801/
Grandå801/
Grantd801/
Greand801/
Graant801/
Gårand801/
Ghranh801/
Graunn800/
Graymn800/
Graunt800/
Greann800/
Gram758,437/
Gron751,057/
Grassin731,364/
Granova73372/
Greacen73236/
Gratten73142/
Grasing73138/
Grachen7397/
Geheran7390/
Grauten7367/
Grausen7350/
Graysen7328/
Geerhan7325/
Grainne7324/
Grassen7321/
Graigne7318/
Grachin7317/
Grangue7314/
K'Grain7314/
Graaten7313/
Graunck739/
Graisin737/
Gråhamn734/
Grattin733/
Grasint733/
Grashyn732/
Grasien732/
Gracind732/
Grahann732/
G'Raine731/
Gracing731/
Graycen731/
Greanne731/
Granque731/
Høgrann731/
Graszyn731/
Grausne731/
Graßing731/
Greaune731/
Graygne731/
Graunkc731/
Graisen731/
Grandth731/
Grating730/
Greasen730/
Grasend730/
Grautin730/
Graycin730/
Graicen730/
Graysin730/
Grayten730/
Grein677,249/
Graichen672,700/
Grond671,504/
Grone67983/
Grohn67712/
Gream67599/
Ghram67397/
Gramc67380/
Groun67348/
Grong67237/
Greyn67211/
Groon67164/
Gront67148/
Gronn67130/
Graim67109/
Grham6783/
Grassing6769/
Grauting6766/
Graam6733/
Groin6732/
Gronc6729/
Grañe6721/
Grajchen6713/
Graym6712/
Graunova6712/
Gramt6711/
Gramh679/
Granehed679/
Graum678/
Grasåsen678/
Hgram678/
Graussin676/
Grram675/
Greun675/
Grzon675/
Gratting674/
Gromn672/
Greating672/
Grron672/
Graissin672/
Groyn672/
Gramd672/
Graschin672/
Grahamnn671/
Grotn671/
Grannova671/
Graynova671/
Greachen671/
Ghron671/
Geerhahn671/
Grańk671/
Groën671/
Grône671/
Ghraheen671/
Gronh671/
Greasing670/
Greatyng670/
Gruon670/
Greassen670/

Gran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gran in the Hindi language
ग्रानgrana-
Gran in the Russian language
Гранgran-
Gran in the Arabic language
جرانjran-

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