Gruben Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gruben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gruben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5891:615,38049,848
Germany5581:144,27517,409
Netherlands2811:60,09710,351
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Norway861:59,7948,537
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Grüben (2) are calculated separately.

Gruben (21) may also be a first name.

Gruben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruben (Georgian: გრუბენ, Russian: Грубень) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Grüben. For other potential spellings of Gruben click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruben? popularity and diffusion

Gruben is the 230,013th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Gruben live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 615,380. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 34 percent reside, Illinois, where 20 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Gruben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gruben last name increased 1,155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gruben are 19.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gruben earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning 301,871 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning R 288,612 per year; in United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $45,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüben942/
Grueben920/
Grubienė8689/
Grubin83488/
Groben83460/
Griben8334/
Greubn831/
Grieben77270/
Grubina77121/
Grauwen7776/
Grobien7775/
Groeben7737/
Grubing7731/
Grubień771/
Grhiben771/
Grobeen771/
Groubin771/
Gribeen770/
Grobn732/
Graubina7122/
Gribienė712/
Grubnova712/
Geeriben711/
Gribin67332/
Grobin67326/
Growen6735/
Grubinova6723/
Gribín671/
Grauwin62137/
Grübing629/
Groobin627/
Growenn620/
Greuwing570/
Grown554/
Growin504/

Gruben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruben in the Georgian language
გრუბენgruben-
Gruben in the Russian language
Грубеньgruben-

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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 Gruben
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