Grov Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5551:9,265990
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Grov (13) may also be a first name.

Grov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grov (Hindi: ग्रोव, Russian: Гров) is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grov? popularity and diffusion

Grov is the 501,369th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Grov live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

Grov is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 9,265. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Grov Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grov has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grov Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning 390,239 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grova89514/
Grgov8959/
Grovs8920/
Groov8917/
Grovë8912/
Groev8912/
Grhov8911/
Grouv891/
Grovt890/
Geerov803/
Groovs801/
Grgova801/
Groshv801/
Grob7513,112/
Grow757,483/
Grof751,441/
Grav75649/
Grev75325/
Grop75257/
Gräv752/
Grafova732,921/
Grobova73482/
Grófová73404/
Grafová73192/
Grapova7384/
Gravova7353/
Grofova7332/
Gropova7321/
Grabová7319/
Grobová7318/
Grábová736/
Gräfová732/
Geerova732/
Groff6716,549/
Groub677,173/
Gropp673,871/
Group672,320/
Groft671,271/
Groop67426/
Grope67282/
Groof67186/
Grofe67108/
Graev6799/
Grobs6769/
Groob6752/
Grouw6742/
Greev6741/
Grops6741/
Growt6739/
Grahv6727/
Grouf6724/
Grohp6719/
Gravs6716/
Groef6714/
Graffová6714/
Ghrav6712/
Graav6712/
Gropf6710/
Gróffová677/
Grosb676/
Ågrav675/
Growa674/
Grosf674/
Gravå673/
Grofz673/
Grofp673/
Ghrob673/
Grosp672/
Grofs672/
Groph672/
Gruop672/
Ngrof671/
Graffova671/
Grappová671/
Greuv671/
Groffová671/
Grofh671/
Grzop671/
Gräffová671/
Ghrow671/
Growf671/
Grodp671/
Grasv671/
Gropt670/
Groww670/

Grov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grov in the Hindi language
ग्रोवgrova-
Grov in the Russian language
Гровgrov-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grov
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