Gru Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3741:177,60127,675
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Grú (1) are calculated separately.

Gru (70) may also be a first name.

Gru Last Name Facts

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

Gru (Hindi: ग्रु) is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as a variant: Grú. Click here for further possible spellings of Gru.

How Common Is The Last Name Gru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gru is the 463,189th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name Gru is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Gru live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent first name in the world, held by 70 people.

Gru is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 177,601. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 59 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Beside France Gru is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 7 percent reside.

Gru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gru last name rose 882 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gru are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gru earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning 318,127 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.53% more than the national average, earning $54,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grú891/
Grau8651,536/
Gruß862,758/
Grou861,806/
Grus861,081/
Gruz86913/
Grut86600/
Gruy86568/
Greu86541/
Grud86452/
Grup86338/
Grux86307/
Grui8656/
Gruś8650/
Gruľ8626/
Gruj8616/
Gruh8615/
Gruź8614/
Gruň869/
Ngru867/
Grzu862/
Ghru861/
Ggru861/
Grhu860/
Grout756,671/
Grupp754,644/
Graus753,677/
Groux753,383/
Gruss752,788/
Group752,320/
Graux752,276/
Gruis75971/
Grush75696/
Greus75640/
Groud75535/
Grouh75450/
Grouz75401/
Grous75398/
Gruys75206/
Gruit75181/
Graut75180/
Graup75153/
Grusd75151/
Grutt75148/
Gruhs75147/
Grust75146/
Grudt75139/
Grusz7592/
Gruzs7580/
Grudd7579/
Gruiz7578/
Gruch7575/
Ghrui7571/
Graud7561/
Greux7558/
Greup7555/
Greue7547/
Geeru7540/
Gruľa7534/
Grouy7524/
Ågrup7513/
Gørup7512/
Gårud7510/
Gruič758/
Gærup758/
Greut758/
Grupė754/
Ghruy753/
Grauß753/
Grujć752/
Grauz752/
Grauh752/
Grrud751/
Gruhe751/
Ghrup751/
Gruht751/
Grahu751/
Grujś751/
Ngrau751/
Cgrus751/
Ghrau751/
Greud750/
Grupf750/
Groult673,611/
Grauss67463/
Ghrous67347/
Gruich67284/
Groush67272/
Graupp67215/
Gruijs67157/
Grusch67138/
Grausz67128/
Grouss67119/
Grauds67119/
Groust6783/
Gruitt6778/
Gruits6768/
Grauch6764/
Grauth6753/
Grusdt6752/
Groupp6749/
Grouch6746/
Groutt6730/
Grault6725/
Grousd6723/
Grouha6721/
Groudz6716/
Grårud679/
Graudt674/
Gruych674/
Ghroud674/
Grauzs674/
Grouts673/
Graush672/
Groutz672/
Groudt672/
Greutz672/
Grausø672/
Høgrud672/
Grousz671/
Greutt671/
Grauts671/
Grauzz671/
Ghruhe671/
Geetru671/
Ngrouy671/
Geerou671/
Greuss671/
Gruith671/
Grňuch671/
Gró671/
Ghrouh671/
Ghrouy671/
Ngeeru671/
Grautz670/
Gruish670/
Greush670/

Gru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gru in the Hindi language
ग्रुgru-

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