Grobbe Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grobbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grobbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2851:59,25310,202
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Austria421:202,74825,305
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Grobbé (1) are calculated separately.

Grobbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grobbe is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Grobbé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grobbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 678,631st most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Grobbe live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 59,253. In The Netherlands Grobbe is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 25 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Grobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grobbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grobbe surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grobbe Last Name Statistics demography

Grobbe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grobbé941/
Grobbee9298/
Groebbe926/
Grobbée921/
Grobber920/
Grabbe832,458/
Grubbe831,070/
Grebbe8364/
Grobba8339/
Grobby838/
Grabber77268/
Grubber7769/
Grabbet7745/
Groebbé7725/
Grubbes776/
Grabbie771/
Grobbis770/
Grabbee770/
Grebbie770/
Grubbet770/
Grouboue711/
Grubba671,948/
Grebby67212/
Grubby6798/
Grabbi6780/
Grovue6733/
Grubbi676/
Grabby675/
Grosbouer670/
Grabue670/
Grabba670/

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Grobbe Reference & Research

Grubbs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Grobbe
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