Groats Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belize

Groats Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Groats Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groats is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groats? popularity and diffusion

Groats is the 2,091,648th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Groats reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Groats is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Groats is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Groats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groats has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groats last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groats Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Groats earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.22% less than the national average, earning R 77,904 per year and in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groat913,880/
Groas912/
Grouas83196/
Groath839/
Grouat832/
Groatt831/
Groate831/
Groast831/
Groash830/
Groa8034/
Grouait7758/
Groasse7715/
Groasch770/
Graos73642/
Groah73355/
Groua73266/
Groha73160/
Groaz736/
Groïa731/
Graot731/
Groad730/
Ghrouash713/
Grohault710/
Groach6739/
Grogia6722/
Grgoai6715/
Grouad6714/
Ghroai677/
Graoss675/
Grojja674/
Groiya672/
Ghroay672/
Grohoa671/
Grahoa671/
Graout671/
Grohot671/
Grouay671/
Grouah671/
Graote671/
Grojia671/
Grahos671/

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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 Groats
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