Grootjen Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grootjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grootjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Grootjen Last Name Facts

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

Grootjen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grootjen.

How Common Is The Last Name Grootjen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grootjen is the 1,168,344th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Grootjen live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 95,408. In The Netherlands Grootjen is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 41 percent live, North Holland, where 38 percent live and Drenthe, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Grootjen Last Name Statistics demography

Grootjen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $44,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grotjen930/
Grojen861/
Grütjen80134/
Grotgen807/
Grutjen801/
Grosjen801/
Grotsen801/
Grotjin801/
Grotzen800/
Groogen800/
Groodtieng782/
Grotchen7513/
Grüttjen7511/
Grostien751/
Grosen71454/
Grozen71117/
Grogen7167/
Groustien710/
Grocen710/
Gratien67976/
Grütgen6730/
Grutgen6717/
Groezen6715/
Grodzen6711/
Grougen671/
Grotsin671/
Grozien670/
Gratsen670/
Groogin670/

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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 Grootjen
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