Grob Surname

40,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4,8971:1,677144
Germany3,1261:25,7543,405
United States2,4501:147,94215,256
Netherlands8051:20,9783,330
France6861:96,82614,161
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Chile1631:108,0774,009
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Canada861:428,43737,472
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Austria541:157,69320,874
England521:1,071,50151,923
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium231:499,85448,667
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:161,99614,761

The alternate forms: Gröb (142) & Grób (100) are calculated separately.

Grob (45) may also be a first name.

Grob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grob (Russian: Гроб) is found most in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as: Gröb or Grób. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grob? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grob is the 40,018th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 555,792 people. The surname Grob is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Grob are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name internationally, held by 45 people.

It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4,897 people, or 1 in 1,677. In Switzerland Grob is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 22 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Grob Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grob has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grob last name expanded 790 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grob Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grob last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Grob earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.04% less than the national average, earning 224,825 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning R 214,776 per year; in United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gröb92142/
Grób92100/
Groub897,173/
Grobs8969/
Groob8952/
Groeb8942/
Grosb896/
Ghrob893/
Ghroub802/
Grossb801/
Groobs800/
Grobpp800/
Greb757,570/
Grow757,483/
Grab756,867/
Grub752,770/
Grof751,441/
Grov75656/
Gräb75641/
Grüb75262/
Grop75257/
Gráb7512/
Grobova73482/
Grobová7318/
Ghrroub731/
Grobsch731/
Groff6716,549/
Gropp673,871/
Group672,320/
Grabs671,280/
Groft671,271/
Groep671,064/
Greub67818/
Grova67514/
Groop67426/
Greeb67376/
Graeb67337/
Grope67282/
Ghrab67276/
Ghreb67248/
Groof67186/
Grubs67150/
Graab67135/
Grofe67108/
Graub6777/
Grgov6759/
Grouw6742/
Grops6741/
Growt6739/
Gröbs6731/
Grouf6724/
Gräbs6723/
Grovs6720/
Grohp6719/
Grabp6719/
Groov6717/
Grovë6712/
Grhov6711/
Gropf6710/
Grühb676/
Grosf674/
Grabt674/
Growa674/
Grofz673/
Grubd673/
Grofp673/
Grofs672/
Gruop672/
Grosp672/
Groph672/
Ngrub671/
Grabz671/
Grouv671/
Growf671/
Grubh671/
Grodp671/
Ghrow671/
Ngrof671/
Grofh671/
Grzop671/
Grreb671/
Grubt670/
Grovt670/
Groww670/
Gropt670/

Grob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grob in the Russian language
Гробgrob-

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