Groving Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Groving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Groving Last Name Facts

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

Groving occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groving? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Groving are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Groving is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 67 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grovin928/
Greving86950/
Graving86162/
Grovine8620/
Groovin8611/
Grovina865/
Grovind865/
Grovetin801/
Grevingk801/
Graveing800/
Gravings800/
Groven771,742/
Gravin77208/
Gravina7112,375/
Grevink71516/
Gravine7191/
Gravink7172/
Gravoin7128/
Grouven7123/
Graväng712/
Gravain712/
Gravien711/
Grosven711/
Grooven711/
Gravein711/
Greevink67116/
Grosvent6711/
Grosveen671/
Grewaing671/
Gravigne671/
Groyvenn670/

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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 Groving
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