Grul Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Belarus541:175,94623,201
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Grül (3) & Grúl (3) are calculated separately.

Grul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grul (Hindi: ग्रुल, Russian: Груль) is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant: Grül or Grúl. For other possible spellings of Grul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 940,398th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Grul occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Grul are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 156,363. In The Netherlands Grul is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 28 percent reside, North Holland, where 25 percent reside and Utrecht, where 19 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Grul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grul has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Grul last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Belarus.

In The United States Grul are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Grul earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grül923/
Grúl923/
Graul894,876/
Gruhl891,406/
Greul891,132/
Grull89140/
Groul8944/
Gruël898/
Grule893/
Ngrul891/
Gruil891/
Grhul890/
Gruhle80654/
Greule80499/
Graule80486/
Grould80207/
Grucel80188/
Groule8086/
Grulle8051/
Grault8025/
Grutel8019/
Grusel8015/
Greull808/
Gruijl804/
Gruill803/
Grahul801/
Ghrule801/
Greulh801/
Grusle801/
Grousl801/
Graull800/
Groull800/
Grol75870/
Gruchel73252/
Graulle73176/
Grusell73137/
Greusel7378/
Gruszel7367/
Groutel7354/
Grussel7331/
Greußel7330/
Grulová7326/
Grutell735/
Gruisel731/
Groucel731/
Grousel731/
Grougli731/
Grusiel731/
Grausel731/
Greulle731/
Groll678,623/
Grüll671,033/
Groel67271/
Grool6775/
Grühl6739/
Gruschel6735/
Ghrol676/
Groulová676/
Graulová675/
Grolh673/
Groussel673/
Grussell672/
Groussil671/
Gruisell670/

Grul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grul in the Hindi language
ग्रुलgrula-
Grul in the Russian language
Грульgrul-

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Footnotes

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