Gronau Surname

82,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gronau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gronau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4961:17,9062,342
United States8871:408,63535,603
Poland2031:187,23525,479
Austria591:144,32919,392
Canada541:682,32655,162
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway81:642,78647,258
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gronau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gronau is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gronau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gronau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,105th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,233,922 people. Gronau occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Gronau are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,496 people, or 1 in 17,906. In Germany Gronau is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Gronau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gronau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gronau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gronau last name are 22.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Gronau earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning 227,514 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $44,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groneau92132/
Grohnau9212/
Grona911,232/
Gronu911/
Grosneau862/
Grunau832,225/
Grzona83915/
Grogna83131/
Gronas83122/
Grognu83112/
Granau83111/
Gromna8374/
Grünau8373/
Gronuś8354/
Grgona8346/
Gronea8340/
Gronga8330/
Gronna8323/
Gronus8312/
Groina8310/
Gronay836/
Groena836/
Gronai835/
Grouna835/
Gronat833/
Grongu832/
Gronou832/
Grenau832/
Groona831/
Gronah831/
Gronue831/
Gırona831/
Gronut830/
Grohna830/
Groneault802/
Grognuz77410/
Graneau7773/
Grognux7759/
Granaud7741/
Groinus7738/
Grounas7727/
Grognou7714/
Gronaas7712/
Grzonna7711/
Groenou777/
Grunaud776/
Gronusz775/
Grosnas775/
Gronous773/
Granaux773/
Grounga772/
Grounou772/
G'Rouna771/
Gruinau771/
Grannau771/
Greenau771/
Grosgna771/
Grognat771/
Grougna771/
Gronatt770/
Groonus770/
Groonas770/
Grana739,940/
Grena73631/
Grono73535/
Gruna73494/
Grenu73334/
Granu734/
Gronò732/
Gronó731/
Grēna731/
Gröna731/
Grunu730/
Grunhaus7184/
Granneau7176/
Groennou7155/
Grosniya7131/
Gronayes7122/
Grunhaut7112/
Gromhaus7110/
Gronhoud711/
Grosnass711/
Greenhau711/
Graneaux711/
Granault711/
Granauya710/
Groinnup710/
Grothnay710/
Granat674,442/
Granai67863/
Granah67270/
Granna67259/
Granha67217/
Granea67212/
Granas67202/
Grzana67193/
Grenha67189/
Grenaa67148/
Grauna67115/
Gronos67109/
Granus6794/
Grónai6777/
Granaj6767/
Greneu6755/
Grunas6753/
Grogno6748/
Granad6746/
Greena6739/
Granay6726/
Groney6725/
Grunat6723/
Granaß6721/
Granue6720/
Granga6717/
Ngrana6717/
Grunga6713/
Granđa6713/
Grenuy6712/
Grunue6712/
Granaz6712/
Gronot6712/
Grunay6712/
Grenah6711/
Grenay679/
Gronát679/
Ngranu679/
Granaś678/
Grongo677/
Grrana677/
Gragna676/
Granuś676/
Grosnacht674/
Gronie672/
Gratna672/
Greenu672/
Granaï672/
Granou672/
Graena671/
Grungu671/
Grunup671/
Granoa671/
Granaš671/
Grunah671/
Grunea671/
Grónay671/
Graneu671/
Grunou671/
Grunna670/
Grenea670/
Granut670/
Granud670/
Grunnu670/
Grannu670/
Granup670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gronau
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