Groaves Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Groaves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Groaves Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Groaves Demographics

Groaves Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Groaves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groaves is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groaves? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Groaves live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

Groaves is most widespread in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Groaves is most common in: East Sussex, where 89 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found.

Groaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Groaves has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Groaves surname contracted 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groaves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Groaves last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groavis864/
Groaver861/
Graover711/
Grahovec67192/
Grouawer670/
Grahovecz632/
Graobe62346/
Groabi620/
Graoube5720/
Graovic573/
Grouabi571/
Grahovic53196/
Graovich532/
Grahoviç531/
Grahovič531/
Graosoue531/
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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 Groaves
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