Gran Surname
Approximately 13,993 people bear this surname
Gran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,097 | 1:172,846 | 17,419 |
| Norway | 2,022 | 1:2,543 | 221 |
| Afghanistan | 1,900 | 1:16,923 | 940 |
| Philippines | 1,741 | 1:58,149 | 9,763 |
| Sweden | 1,100 | 1:8,952 | 811 |
| Spain | 1,060 | 1:44,106 | 4,198 |
| Iran | 673 | 1:114,090 | 10,817 |
| Germany | 631 | 1:127,584 | 15,560 |
| Yemen | 579 | 1:45,640 | 3,770 |
| Russia | 343 | 1:420,184 | 40,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 251 | 1:91,917 | 4,831 |
| France | 170 | 1:390,722 | 57,689 |
| Belarus | 143 | 1:66,441 | 10,983 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Finland | 105 | 1:52,350 | 6,285 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Pakistan | 71 | 1:2,516,111 | 21,969 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Jordan | 57 | 1:155,130 | 8,553 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 1:545,227 | 4,074 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Honduras | 16 | 1:551,028 | 3,526 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 487 | 1:103,118 | 10,416 |
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.
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.
- patricijagranGran Demographics
Average Male Gran Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gran Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gran (Arabic: جران, Hindi: ग्रान, Russian: Гран) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Grán, Grañ or Grań. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gran? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,627th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held 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. It is also the 89,481st most widespread first name globally, held by 5,603 people.
Gran is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,097 people, or 1 in 172,846. In The United States Gran is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Gran occurs 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 frequency of Gran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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 those holding the Gran surname are 8.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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
Gran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gran in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रान | grana | - |
| Gran in the Russian language | ||
| Гран | gran | - |
| Gran in the Arabic language | ||
| جران | jran | - |
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Footnotes
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