Grotius Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Grotius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grotius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grotius Last Name Facts

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

Grotius is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grotius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Grotius are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa Grotius is most common in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Barring South Africa it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Grotius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grotius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grotius last name grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grotius Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grotius earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.12% more than the national average, earning R 359,112 per year and in United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grothius931/
Groothius8816/
Gratius86110/
Grotiuz8618/
Gratious803/
Gratiu771/
Grotehuis751/
Grotehaus750/
Grotehous750/
Groteyhuis711/
Grotehouse710/
Gratehaus632/
Gratehous630/
Gratehouse5986/

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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 Grotius
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