Groh Surname

31,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Groh Surname Definition:

(German) The gray-haired man.

Groh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8221:9,1261,138
United States5,3741:67,4477,846
Argentina5911:72,3246,148
France4411:150,61823,353
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
Czechia2981:35,6835,850
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Ivory Coast2541:90,8324,793
Austria2201:38,7076,231
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia291:930,88655,860
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Hungary161:613,51735,830
India141:54,790,384527,769
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7511:66,8697,257

The alternate forms: Gróh (76) are calculated separately.

Groh (115) may also be a first name.

Groh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The gray-haired man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Groh Last Name Facts

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

Groh occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gróh. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,412th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 428,755 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Groh live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 115 people.

The last name Groh is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 8,822 people, or 1 in 9,126. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Groh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Groh surname rose 716 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Groh last name are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Groh earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning 434,560 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $59,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gróh9276/
Groch891,807/
Grosh89946/
Grouh89450/
Grohp8919/
Groph892/
Grohy891/
Gro86382/
Groush80272/
Groihs8057/
Grouch8046/
Grotch8020/
Grohie809/
Grooch804/
Groosh803/
Grossh803/
Ghrosh802/
Grotth802/
Grocht802/
Grothh801/
Groish801/
Groich801/
Ghrouh801/
Grohss801/
Gruoch800/
Groths800/
Gros7535,989/
Grah7512,373/
Grot753,331/
Groo752,097/
Grou751,806/
Grod75987/
Groz75704/
Groy75310/
Grop75257/
Groš75131/
Groś7599/
Grgo7578/
Grňo7572/
Groj7539/
Groa7534/
Groi7512/
Groć7512/
Gëro7511/
Groň757/
Ghro756/
Groč756/
Ngro755/
Grha754/
Ggro753/
Kgro751/
Gruo751/
Gráh751/
Grho751/
Grđo751/
Cgro751/
Grro751/
Grohová73310/
Groutch7368/
Grotsch7368/
Grohova7310/
Groitch734/
Grossch731/
Ghrouch731/
Gross67174,099/
Groot6717,847/
Grout676,671/
Groos674,161/
Gropp673,871/
Groux673,383/
Group672,320/
Grach671,843/
Grott671,459/
Graha671,201/
Groiß671,001/
Groud67535/
Grois67463/
Groop67426/
Grouz67401/
Grous67398/
Grash67339/
Grodt67272/
Grodd67235/
Grahs67187/
Grots67185/
Groys67181/
Grost67169/
Grods67126/
Grochowa67113/
Groutsch6785/
Grodz6773/
Gruot6761/
Grood6755/
Grocz6746/
Graah6739/
Ghroy6730/
Grozz6720/
Grhas6720/
N'Gro6720/
Grooz6712/
Graph6711/
Groit6711/
Gropf6710/
Groyß6710/
Ghroi679/
Ghroo679/
Grosd677/
Grooß676/
Graht675/
Groitsch675/
Geero675/
Groyz674/
Grosp672/
Groyt672/
Gruop672/
Gërro672/
Ngroo671/
Grottsch671/
Grodp671/
Grhos671/
Gïrïo671/
Gruos671/
Groïa671/
Groiz671/
Gráth671/
Ghrod671/
Grooe670/
Groustch670/

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