Grolinger Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Grolinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grolinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Grölinger (16) are calculated separately.

Grolinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grolinger is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Grölinger. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grolinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grolinger is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Grolinger reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Grolinger is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Istria County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Croatia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Grolinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grolinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grolinger last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grölinger9616/
Grollinger9573/
Groelinger9559/
Groslinger9524/
Gralinger8997/
Grelinger8937/
Grélinger891/
Grolger880/
Grehlinger8430/
Grallinger8421/
Greelinger841/
Graliner820/
Grosleitner808/
Groisleitner761/
Gralence590/

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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 Grolinger
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