Grotendorst Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grotendorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grotendorst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Germany871:925,35065,249
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grotendorst Last Name Facts

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

Grotendorst is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grotendorst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grotendorst is the 1,014,722nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Grotendorst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Grotendorst reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 109,657. In The Netherlands Grotendorst is most numerous in: North Holland, where 29 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and North Brabant, where 17 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grootendorst961,050/
Grostendorst961/
Grotendrost911/
Grondors842/
Grotentraast7861/
Grootentraast7549/
Grandors7426/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grotendorst
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis