Gromek Surname

92,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gromek Surname Definition:

(Polish) A nickname meaning little thunderbolt.

Gromek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,2921:8,8561,204
United States5931:611,22949,598
Canada601:614,09350,489
England351:1,591,94567,242
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
France221:3,019,215204,848
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Israel101:855,76354,181
Norway71:734,61250,907
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Gromek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) A nickname meaning little thunderbolt.

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

Gromek Last Name Facts

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

Gromek (Russian: Громек) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gromek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,621st most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,412,863 people. The last name Gromek is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Gromek live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 4,292 people, or 1 in 8,856. Beside Poland this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Gromek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gromek are 4.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Gromek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.46% less than the national average, earning 233,729 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $47,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $58,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grommek9266/
Grzomek921/
Grosmek921/
Grommeck86116/
Grommeek861/
Gromik83537/
Gramek83182/
Gromyk8348/
Gremek835/
Gromec833/
Grumek831/
Gromiec77257/
Gromick7733/
Gromykh773/
Groommeeks751/
Gromkova71562/
Grametke712/
Graumeke711/
Gromkowa711/
Grummeck711/
Grameikh711/
Grasmeck710/
Gramec6753/
Gromic6728/
Gramyk6721/
Gromikova6719/
Gramik674/
Gromig673/
Gromykova673/

Gromek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gromek in the Russian language
Громекgromek-

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