Grouw Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Grouw (10) may also be a first name.

Grouw Last Name Facts

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

Grouw is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grouw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Grouw is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Grouw are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 734,225. In The Netherlands Grouw is mostly concentrated in: Zeeland, where 43 percent live, Overijssel, where 26 percent live and Gelderland, where 22 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Grouw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grouw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grouw last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grouw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grouw earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 63.34% less than the national average, earning R 87,108 per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grouws9138/
Grouwe9113/
Grow897,483/
Gruw891/
Groushw830/
Groub807,173/
Growe801,156/
Gruwe80121/
Growt8039/
Grauw8024/
Grouf8024/
Growa804/
Grouv801/
Growf801/
Ghrow801/
Groww800/
Grouev7329/
Grouff7320/
Ghrouf737/
Grauwe735/
Groufs732/
Growss732/
Ghroub732/
Groufe731/
Geerow731/
Grouft730/
Grob6713,112/
Graw673,333/
Grub672,770/
Grof671,441/
Grov67656/
Grabowa67220/
Gruf6753/
Gruv6750/
Groueff676/
Groowth671/
Ghrroub671/

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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
  • 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 Grouw
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