Groffmann Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Groffmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groffmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1311:614,54548,972
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Groffmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groffmann occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Groffmann.

How Common Is The Last Name Groffmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Groffmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Groffmann reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 614,545. In Germany Groffmann is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside and Berlin, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Groffmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Groffmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groffmann last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groffmann Last Name Statistics demography

Groffmann earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groffman94157/
Grofmann941/
Graffmann89121/
Grofman8860/
Graffman82155/
Grafmann8212/
Greffman822/
Grozfman821/
Graafmann7813/
Grafman75283/
Graufman710/
Graphman59118/

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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
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  • 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 Groffmann
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