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) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Grán, Grañ or Grań. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,627th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,799 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Gran are found; 24 percent are found in Northern Europe and 23 percent are found in Scandinavia. Gran is also the 89,481st most widespread forename on earth, held by 5,603 people.
The last name 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 it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Gran exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 14 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.
Gran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gran surname grew 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gran surname 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 bearing the Gran last name are 8.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.79% being registered with 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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