Grohan Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Grohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France851:781,44495,071
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Grohan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grohan has its highest incidence in France. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grohan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grohan is the 1,849,867th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Grohan is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Grohan are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 781,444. In France it is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 31 percent are found, Brittany, where 25 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found. Apart from France this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Grohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grohan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grohan last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Grohan earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.9% more than the national average, earning $57,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grohgan9214/
Grohain922/
Groehan920/
Groan9162/
Grouahan864/
Grohamnn861/
Groșan835/
Grohon834/
Groand830/
Greohn830/
Groang830/
Grojean77745/
Grauhan7721/
Grouant773/
Grouane773/
Ghrouan772/
Groaham771/
Graehan771/
Groohon770/
Greon73197/
Graon733/
Groam730/
Grahahon711/
Grauahan710/
Groyon671,353/
Gruian67274/
Grahon6753/
Gruion6749/
Grouon673/
Grohom670/
Grojon670/
Grauham6222/
Grahoun620/
Graoing620/
Graoussen532/
Grahom501/

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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 Grohan
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