Groove Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Groove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Groove (37) may also be a first name.

Groove Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groove occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Groove are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,412,376. In Germany Groove is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Groove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Groove has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Groove last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groover925,093/
Grooves9231/
Groovey922/
Grooved921/
Grove9145,138/
Grover8366,464/
Groves8360,993/
Grovet8363/
Grovey8363/
Grouve8358/
Groova834/
Groovy832/
Grovie832/
Groeve832/
Grovée831/
Grovez831/
Groovi831/
Grovep831/
Groved831/
Grovea831/
Groobey7728/
Groverr7713/
Groober7712/
Grouver7711/
Groveer776/
Grovher774/
Gruover772/
Grrover772/
Grovett772/
Grňovej771/
Groobie770/
Grouves770/
Grave7318,607/
Grobe736,279/
Grové731,497/
Growe731,156/
Gruve7333/
Grovi7312/
Grāve736/
Grovè733/
Grovy731/
Grotvedt716/
Graves67127,591/
Graver675,176/
Gruver674,247/
Grober671,856/
Gravet67934/
Gravez67864/
Grooby67600/
Grobet67457/
Gravey67448/
Groube67306/
Grobes67169/
Grompe6765/
Groothues6760/
Graave6756/
Grobey6742/
Gravee6726/
Gravie6723/
Grovit6719/
Grouwe6713/
Groboy6712/
Groboi679/
Grovis676/
Grottveit676/
Grobee676/
Graveh674/
Grouva674/
Gravea674/
Growie673/
Grosbe672/
Groewe672/
Grovoy672/
Gruves672/
Groboî671/
Grobie671/
Ghrave671/
Ngrovi671/
Graëve671/
Greuve671/
Groothvis671/
Groowa671/
Grovaj671/
Grusve671/
Graved670/
Gruvez670/
Gruive670/
Groswe670/
Grauve670/
Grohue670/
Growey670/

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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
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  • 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 Groove
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