Groft Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Groft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2221:296,61127,425
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

Groft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groft (Russian: Грофт) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Groft.

How Common Is The Last Name Groft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 299,328th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Groft live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,222 people, or 1 in 296,611. In The United States Groft is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Groft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Groft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groft surname expanded 602 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Groft last name are 44.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Groft earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $46,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grofts916/
Grofte911/
Grofft911/
Grouft910/
Grof891,441/
Groff8016,549/
Graft801,276/
Groof80186/
Grofe80108/
Growt8039/
Greft8038/
Grouf8024/
Gropf8010/
Grosf804/
Grofp803/
Grofz803/
Grofs802/
Grofh801/
Ngrof801/
Growf801/
Grovt800/
Grafft73317/
Groffe73151/
Grooff7387/
Growth7329/
Grouff7320/
Grafte7315/
Grefft739/
Ghrouf737/
Groiff734/
Graftz733/
Graeft732/
Groufs732/
Groufe731/
Graftt731/
Grafth730/
Groofe730/
Grafts730/
Graf67146,788/
Grob6713,112/
Grow677,483/
Gróf672,269/
Gráf67668/
Grov67656/
Grofova6732/
Graftås6731/
Graffte6719/
D'Groff6714/
Growthe672/
Groowth671/
Gròf671/
Geerhof671/

Groft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Groft in the Russian language
Грофтgroft-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Groft
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