Groleau Surname

88,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Groleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,1591:11,6641,743
United States1,1891:304,84428,044
France1,0811:61,4468,352
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Groleau Last Name Facts

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

Groleau is found most frequently in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groleau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Groleau is the 88,046th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,334,960 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Groleau are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The last name Groleau is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 3,159 people, or 1 in 11,664. In Canada Groleau is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 86 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

Groleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Groleau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Groleau surname increased 9,908 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groleau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Groleau are 9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Groleau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning $41,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grolleau934,907/
Grolea921/
Groliou711/
Groléas711/
Grolliou6745/
Grouliou6717/
Grolyó6210/
Grzalja574/
Graulja571/
Gralhia571/

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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 Groleau
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