Grewar Surname
Approximately 769 people bear this surname
Grewar Surname Definition:
"Four hundred years have now wheeled round, With half a century more;
Since this has been the burying ground Belonging to the Gruers.
Read More About This SurnameGrewar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 279 | 1:194,185 | 20,980 |
| Scotland | 150 | 1:35,692 | 3,478 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 116 | 1:32,269 | 2,684 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Grewar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shortened from Macgruar, which see. One of the oldest recorded surnames in Braemar. Persons of this name appear to have been long settled in Kindrocht (now known as Braemar), and on the tombstone of James Gruar in Tominrau, who died in 1807, is the following verse:
"Four hundred years have now wheeled round, With half a century more;
Since this has been the burying ground Belonging to the Gruers."
John Grewyr was tenant in Fortour c. 1520 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 300), and Thomas Growar, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1628 (Burgesses).
Grewar Demographics
Average Grewar Salary in
United States
$57,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grewar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grewar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grewar is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grewar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 444,080th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. Grewar is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Grewar reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 194,185. In South Africa Grewar is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 27 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Grewar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Grewar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Grewar surname expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Grewar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Grewar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Grewar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.39% more than the national average, earning R 452,448 per year; in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.55% more than the national average, earning $60,886 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greewar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Greywar | 92 | 0 | / |
| Girwar | 83 | 200 | / |
| Grevar | 83 | 143 | / |
| Growar | 83 | 116 | / |
| Grawar | 83 | 12 | / |
| Grebar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gerwar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Griwar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greybar | 77 | 54 | / |
| Girwarr | 77 | 21 | / |
| Geerwar | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gairwar | 77 | 6 | / |
| Grevarp | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gherwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goirwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gajrwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerbear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greavar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grebair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerware | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grawhar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Greavor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Girwart | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grisward | 71 | 60 | / |
| Geerowar | 71 | 35 | / |
| Greybear | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gerwarth | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gheerwar | 71 | 14 | / |
| Graybear | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ghairwar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Geherwar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gerwardt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grzywarz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greebear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grovar | 67 | 5,167 | / |
| Girvar | 67 | 468 | / |
| Gravar | 67 | 67 | / |
| Grawor | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gribar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gravor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grebor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gerbar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Girbar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Growor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Geergiwar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grivar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geherevar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geereebar | 67 | 1 | / |
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