Gruß Surname
Approximately 2,758 people bear this surname
Gruß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,716 | 1:29,641 | 3,899 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Gru (728) & Grú (1) are calculated separately.
Gruß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gruß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gruß is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as: Gru or Grú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gruß? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gruß is the 158,392nd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,642,330 people. Gruß occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gruß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,716 people, or 1 in 29,641. In Germany Gruß is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gru | 95 | 728 | / |
| Grauß | 89 | 3 | / |
| Grú | 86 | 1 | / |
| Grau | 75 | 51,536 | / |
| Grou | 75 | 1,806 | / |
| Grus | 75 | 1,081 | / |
| Gruz | 75 | 913 | / |
| Grut | 75 | 600 | / |
| Gruy | 75 | 568 | / |
| Greu | 75 | 541 | / |
| Grud | 75 | 452 | / |
| Grup | 75 | 338 | / |
| Grux | 75 | 307 | / |
| Grüß | 75 | 162 | / |
| Grui | 75 | 56 | / |
| Gruś | 75 | 50 | / |
| Gruľ | 75 | 26 | / |
| Gruj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gruh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Gruź | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gruň | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ngru | 75 | 7 | / |
| Grzu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ggru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grhu | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grout | 67 | 6,671 | / |
| Grupp | 67 | 4,644 | / |
| Graus | 67 | 3,677 | / |
| Groux | 67 | 3,383 | / |
| Gruss | 67 | 2,788 | / |
| Group | 67 | 2,320 | / |
| Graux | 67 | 2,276 | / |
| Gruse | 67 | 1,185 | / |
| Gruis | 67 | 971 | / |
| Grush | 67 | 696 | / |
| Greus | 67 | 640 | / |
| Groud | 67 | 535 | / |
| Grouh | 67 | 450 | / |
| Grouz | 67 | 401 | / |
| Grous | 67 | 398 | / |
| Gruys | 67 | 206 | / |
| Gruit | 67 | 181 | / |
| Graut | 67 | 180 | / |
| Graup | 67 | 153 | / |
| Grusd | 67 | 151 | / |
| Grutt | 67 | 148 | / |
| Gruhs | 67 | 147 | / |
| Grust | 67 | 146 | / |
| Grudt | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gruce | 67 | 94 | / |
| Grusz | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gruzs | 67 | 80 | / |
| Grudd | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gruiz | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gruch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ghrui | 67 | 71 | / |
| Graud | 67 | 61 | / |
| Greux | 67 | 58 | / |
| Greup | 67 | 55 | / |
| Greue | 67 | 47 | / |
| Geeru | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gruľa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Grouy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ågrup | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gørup | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gårud | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gruič | 67 | 8 | / |
| Greut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gærup | 67 | 8 | / |
| Grooß | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grupė | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghruy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grauh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grgus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grauz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grujć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grujś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grrud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grupf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greud | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gruß
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