Gruyter Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gruyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gruyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gruyter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruyter is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruyter? popularity and diffusion

Gruyter is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gruyter are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,814,529. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 83 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Gruyter exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Belgium, where 19 percent reside.

Gruyter Last Name Statistics demography

Gruyter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruter92497/
Gryter926/
Greuter862,301/
Grutter86647/
Grueter86496/
Grytter8637/
Gruiter8624/
Gruther8610/
Greyter864/
Grutier862/
Gruster861/
Gruyteh861/
Grudter861/
Grauter860/
Grouter860/
Gryte83322/
Grute83112/
Gruetter80283/
Greutert80186/
Greutter8057/
Gruthier8041/
Gruijter8037/
Greuther8012/
Grouther807/
Gryszter804/
Groutier802/
Greyster801/
Gruterre801/
Groyther800/
Grauteer800/
Grautier800/
Gruyette800/
Gruether800/
Grustear800/
Grüter774,164/
Gräter771,224/
Greter771,095/
Graute77481/
Grythe77185/
Groter7762/
Griter7746/
Grytte7716/
Groute7715/
Grutes774/
Grutte773/
Greute772/
Grayte772/
Gryttr771/
Gruste771/
Ghrute771/
Gruite770/
Gruted770/
Gruthe770/
Grutie770/
Grouthier7511/
Gruetterr751/
Grauthier751/
Greuthier751/
Gruuthier751/
Grysteert751/
Grether713,598/
Grütter712,570/
Gretter711,523/
Gritter711,491/
Greiter711,030/
Graeter71518/
Grother71311/
Grither71176/
Gräther71162/
Gruette71141/
Grytøyr7180/
Grotter7177/
Greeter7157/
Grotier7137/
Grajter7129/
Gretere7112/
Greater7110/
Grooter7110/
Graiter718/
Groutie717/
Grister716/
Grauthe716/
Grüther716/
Grhutrh715/
Gretier715/
Groeter713/
Grieter713/
Groutte712/
Grester712/
Grytoyr712/
Gruitte711/
Grusthe711/
Gruttie711/
Gryette711/
Grgutrh711/
Groteer711/
Groutes711/
Grateer710/
Greterz710/
Grautey710/
Grote6721,718/
Grate673,956/
Gruta673,542/
Grotheer672,357/
Gryta671,055/
Grouette67295/
Grete67264/
Grotherr67146/
Grothier67102/
Greither6792/
Graether6744/
Grite6743/
Greitter678/
Ghreiter675/
Greister672/
Gruti672/
Greather672/
Grotther672/
Gräte672/
Gruitted671/
Groehter671/
Greester671/
Grauette671/
Grechter671/
Groitier671/
Grottier671/
Griszter671/
Grithier671/
Grietter671/
Grichter671/
Gresster671/
Greyette670/
Graister670/
Grethier670/
Gresther670/
Graither670/
Grayette670/
Gretther670/
Grestter670/

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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 Gruyter
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