Groan Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Groan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Israel101:855,76354,181
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Groan (15) may also be a first name.

Groan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groan (Arabic: جروين, Russian: Гроан) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Groan are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 59 percent reside, Indiana, where 24 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Groan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Groan last name grew 195 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Groan are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Groan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning $29,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grohan91100/
Groșan915/
Groand910/
Groang910/
Grojean83745/
Grohgan8314/
Grouant833/
Grouane833/
Grohain832/
Ghrouan832/
Groehan830/
Greon80197/
Graon803/
Groam800/
Grouahan774/
Grohamnn771/
Groyon731,353/
Gruian73274/
Grahon7353/
Gruion7349/
Grohon734/
Grouon733/
Greohn730/
Grojon730/
Grauhan6721/
Graehan671/
Groaham671/
Grahoun670/
Graoing670/
Groohon670/
Grahahon621/
Grauahan620/
Graoussen572/
Grahom551/
Grohom550/
Grauham5022/

Groan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Groan in the Russian language
Гроанgroan-
Groan in the Arabic language
جروينjrwyn-

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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
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  • 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 Groan
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