Grans Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Sweden671:146,96710,337
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Finland281:196,31116,703
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France211:3,162,987209,042
Wales91:343,83718,086
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

The alternate forms: Grãns (1) are calculated separately.

Grans (18) may also be a first name.

Grans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grans (Russian: Гранс) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Grãns. Click here for other potential spellings of Grans.

How Common Is The Last Name Grans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 701,000th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Grans are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Grans is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Grans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grans last name declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grans surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Grans earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grãns931/
Granås91497/
Granse91270/
Grains9166/
Greans919/
Grahns916/
Gransh912/
Gransz911/
Gramns911/
Gransch8375/
Gransøe8337/
Gramnæs8327/
Gransse8312/
Grannæs8312/
Gratens8311/
Grasins839/
Greatns831/
Grainns830/
Greanse830/
Grahans830/
Gratins830/
Grams8015,380/
Granz80955/
Grons8097/
Greatens77163/
Grassens7763/
Gransche774/
Greatins772/
Graysins770/
Grance734,381/
Gramse73710/
Granje73172/
Gramsz73142/
Grayms7365/
Granch7356/
Granzh7355/
Gramss7348/
Grouns7337/
Greins7328/
Granze7322/
Greams737/
Groons737/
Graims736/
Groins733/
Granzd733/
Gronse730/
Gronst730/
Graums730/
Grotens67126/
Granche6770/
Gramshe6749/
Grotins6712/
Granzhe6712/
Graince678/
Grosens671/
Geerons671/
Grounse671/
Groonns670/

Grans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grans in the Russian language
Грансgrans-

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Footnotes

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