Groeter Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Groeter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Groeter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groeter has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groeter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Groeter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Groeter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Groeter is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Groeter is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Groeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groeter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Groeter last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groehter931/
Greter921,095/
Groter9262/
Groete920/
Grether863,598/
Greuter862,301/
Gretter861,523/
Greiter861,030/
Graeter86518/
Grueter86496/
Grother86311/
Groethe86188/
Grotter8677/
Greeter8657/
Grotier8637/
Greater8610/
Grooter8610/
Gretier865/
Groette865/
Greyter864/
Grieter863/
Groteer861/
Grouter860/
Grotheer802,357/
Gruetter80283/
Greutert80186/
Grotherr80146/
Grothier80102/
Greither8092/
Greutter8057/
Graether8044/
Greuther8012/
Greitter808/
Grouther807/
Ghreiter805/
Greister802/
Greather802/
Grotther802/
Groutier802/
Groitier801/
Greyster801/
Groesthe801/
Grietter801/
Grottier801/
Groyther800/
Gruether800/
Grethier800/
Gretther800/
Grüter774,164/
Gräter771,224/
Grater771,041/
Gruter77497/
Gröter7740/
Graete773/
Grouthier7511/
Greuthier751/
Gruetterr751/
Grütter712,570/
Grutter71647/
Gratier71265/
Gräther71162/
Greatheart7175/
Grather7160/
Grajter7129/
Gratter7127/
Gruiter7124/
Grötter7118/
Gruyter7116/
Gruther7110/
Graiter718/
Grüther716/
Graethe713/
Grutier712/
Gruster711/
Grudter711/
Groethy710/
Grootir710/
Grateer710/
Grauter710/
Grattier67285/
Gruthier6741/
Gruijter6737/
Gruterre671/
Grustear670/
Graither670/
Grautier670/
Grauteer670/
Graister670/
Grettirr670/

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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 Groeter
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