Grotz Surname

146,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Grotz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grotz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9361:41,5835,476
United States6301:575,33247,145
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Austria511:166,96921,809
France501:1,328,454133,611
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

The alternate forms: Grötz (348) are calculated separately.

Grotz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grotz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Grötz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grotz? popularity and diffusion

Grotz is the 146,813th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,414,694 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Grotz live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,936 people, or 1 in 41,583. In Germany Grotz is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 41 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Grotz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grotz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grotz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grotz are 20.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.67% registered with the party.

The amount Grotz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning R 268,848 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $44,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 85.25% more than the national average, earning $92,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grötz93348/
Groetz91206/
Grootz91101/
Groutz912/
Groz89704/
Grotzsh830/
Gratz806,696/
Grätz803,638/
Gretz802,132/
Grouz80401/
Grots80185/
Grodz8073/
Grátz8071/
Grocz8046/
Grozz8020/
Grooz8012/
Groyz804/
Grotc801/
Groiz801/
Grotzsch7723/
Graetz732,723/
Grotts73365/
Gratze73107/
Grattz7351/
Graatz7331/
Grotch7320/
Groudz7316/
Grouts733/
Groots733/
Greutz732/
Grodzs732/
Greetz731/
Grojcz731/
Grathz731/
Ghrooz731/
Groths730/
Grautz730/
Groitzsch7176/
Groetzsch713/
Graz671,064/
Groc67701/
Geeratz67116/
Grotsch6768/
Groutch6768/
Gróz6762/
Groć6712/
Gráz678/
Groč676/
Groitch674/
Graeztz671/
Grotche670/

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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 Grotz
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