Grantzow Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grantzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grantzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grantzow Last Name Facts

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

Grantzow is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grantzow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grantzow is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Grantzow reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Grantzow is most common in: Brandenburg, where 52 percent reside, Berlin, where 43 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany Grantzow exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Grantzow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grantzow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grantzow surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Granzow933,310/
Grandzow883/
Granzoww881/
Granzov80282/
Grancow8020/
Granzaw800/
Gronzow800/
Grantsov7515/
Gramczow751/
Grandzov751/
Grantsova7124/
Grantchov711/
Grancov672/
Granców671/
Grancof671/
Granchov635/
Gronchow630/
Grandshaw5990/
Granchova598/
Grondzova591/
Grańców531/
Gromtsov5017/
Grandsaf500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grantzow
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