Groetschel Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Groetschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groetschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany821:981,77468,040
France131:5,109,440259,941
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Groetschel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groetschel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groetschel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,612,213th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Groetschel are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 981,774. In Germany Groetschel is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and Berlin, where 18 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Groetschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Groetschel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Groetschel surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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