Grobbelaar Surname

44,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Grobbelaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grobbelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,1201:4,872619
Australia1151:234,74522,001
England1141:488,75531,416
United States751:4,832,786249,377
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Canada411:898,67368,969
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Grobbelaar Last Name Facts

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

Grobbelaar is found most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grobbelaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,554th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 625,058 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Grobbelaar are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 11,120 people, or 1 in 4,872. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 30 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa Grobbelaar is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Grobbelaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grobbelaar has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Grobbelaar surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grobbelaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grobbelaar surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grobbelaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.69% more than the national average, earning R 417,504 per year; in United States they earn 54.36% more than the national average, earning $66,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,800 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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