Grohs Surname

98,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Grohs Surname User-submission:

The surname Grohs (Groß) means 'big', 'tall', 'large' in German.

Grohs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1131:38,1005,032
United States1,1281:321,32929,290
Brazil4931:434,22816,475
Austria4851:17,5582,675
Poland1811:209,99327,710
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Australia911:296,65626,074
Romania911:220,63621,526
France261:2,554,720189,486
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Norway151:342,81932,589
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Laos41:1,647,081888
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Grohs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Grohs (Groß) means 'big', 'tall', 'large' in German.

- eduardogottert

Grohs Last Name Facts

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

Grohs is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grohs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,279th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,510,372 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Grohs live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,113 people, or 1 in 38,100. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany Grohs occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Grohs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grohs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grohs last name rose 1,912 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grohs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grohs last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Grohs earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning 497,274 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $51,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grohse9186/
Groihs9157/
Grohss911/
Groths910/
Gros8935,989/
Gross80174,099/
Grose8011,394/
Grosz805,055/
Groos804,161/
Groch801,807/
Grosh80946/
Grois80463/
Grous80398/
Grahs80187/
Grots80185/
Groys80181/
Grost80169/
Grods80126/
Grgos8070/
Grojs8031/
Grhas8020/
Grosd807/
Grosp802/
Grhos801/
Gruos801/
Grohsová773/
Grohsova771/
Grosse7313,629/
Grosch738,102/
Groiss731,072/
Grouse73528/
Grotts73365/
Ghrous73347/
Groush73272/
Groose73203/
Grooss73184/
Groche73160/
Groise73139/
Grouss73119/
Grosze7394/
Grodås7384/
Groust7383/
Grosås7357/
Grouch7346/
Grousd7323/
Grotch7320/
Groisz7312/
Grossz736/
Groshe735/
Grosce735/
Grooch734/
Groyss734/
Groosh733/
Grosst733/
Grouts733/
Groots733/
Grossh733/
Grocht732/
Ghrosh732/
Grahas731/
Ghroos731/
Grossd731/
Grousz731/
Ngross731/
Groich731/
Groish731/
Graths730/
Grozse730/
Grosss730/
Gruoch730/
Groß6770,484/
Gras6722,321/
Grosche672,139/
Groz67704/
Grosová67166/
Groš67131/
Groś6799/
Groutch6768/
Grotsch6768/
Grosova6728/
Grox6719/
Grós6717/
Grahase6716/
Grousse6716/
Groć6712/
Groč676/
Grossås675/
Groitch674/
Grouche673/
Grgoosh671/
Grossch671/
Ghrouch671/
Ghrouss671/
Grás671/
Grotche670/
Groosse670/

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