Gruve Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gruve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gruve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gruve Last Name Facts

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

Gruve (Russian: Грувье) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gruve is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Gruve is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gruve live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Gruve is primarily found in: Berlin, where 56 percent live and Saxony, where 44 percent live. Outside of Germany Gruve exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Gruve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gruve has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruve Last Name Statistics demography

Gruve earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruver914,247/
Grouve9158/
Gruves912/
Grusve911/
Greuve911/
Grauve910/
Gruive910/
Gruvez910/
Grouver8311/
Gruvhed832/
Gruiver831/
Grauver831/
Greuver831/
Grouves830/
Grube8019,021/
Grive80230/
Gruwe80121/
Gruvy801/
Gruber73120,506/
Grieve7316,541/
Grivei73378/
Groube73306/
Graube73198/
Grivea7376/
Grumpe7370/
Groove7365/
Grubey7341/
Gruwet7334/
Grubea7334/
Grivey7328/
Grivej7325/
Greube7317/
Gruwes7317/
Grouwe7313/
Grubes7311/
Gruvis736/
Grauwe735/
Grubee734/
Grouva734/
Groeve732/
Grubet731/
Gruibe731/
Gruiva731/
Gruwey731/
Gruwee731/
Grivee731/
Grubie730/
Grauwet6787/
Greuber6748/
Groubet6744/
Grauber6728/
Grouber6723/
Grujber6718/
Grouwet6711/
Groubei678/
Greuwer674/
Grubesh674/
Gruuber672/
Grubeer672/
Groovey672/
Grubeth672/
Grubets672/
Gruvich671/
Gruvish671/
Grumpee670/
Greubey670/
Groubee670/

Gruve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gruve in the Russian language
Грувьеgruve-

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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
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  • 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 Gruve
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