Grouven Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grouven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grouven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Grouven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grouven is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grouven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grouven is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Grouven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grouven are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Grouven is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groven921,742/
Gruven9220/
Groeven8615/
Grosven861/
Grooven861/
Grosvent8011/
Grosveen801/
Grovetin801/
Groyvenn800/
Graven772,732/
Growen7735/
Gruvin7712/
Grovin778/
Gruvén772/
Grovem771/
Gėruvienė751/
Grochvent750/
Greeven71615/
Graveen71220/
Graeven71190/
Greaven7139/
Graaven7139/
Grieven7133/
Grovine7120/
Groovin7111/
Groving719/
Gruväng718/
Grovind715/
Grovina715/
Gruving713/
Gravent712/
Gravend712/
Grubhen711/
Gravien711/
Gravein711/
Greiven711/
Growenn710/
Gravesen672,358/
Grobisen6710/
Grosbein6710/
Grosbeyn674/
Groothuisen671/
Grasuene671/
Grosshuesen671/
Groubine671/
Growentt670/
Graveing670/

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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 Grouven
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