Gróf Surname

186,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gróf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gróf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,8991:5,169602
Slovakia3301:16,1712,341
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

The alternate forms: Grof (1,441) & Gròf (1) are calculated separately.

Gróf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gróf is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Grof or Gròf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gróf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,601st most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,211,788 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gróf are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Gróf is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,899 people, or 1 in 5,169. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 20 percent reside, Pest County, where 12 percent reside and Vas County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Hungary this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grof921,441/
Gròf921/
Gróff894/
Graf75146,788/
Gráf75668/
Grób75100/
Gruf7553/
Grófová73404/
Graff6733,931/
Groff6716,549/
Grafe677,232/
Graaf673,586/
Graft671,276/
Groft671,271/
Grauf67683/
Groof67186/
Grofe67108/
Gruff67100/
Gruft6745/
Grouf6724/
Gráff6720/
Groef6714/
Grafs6714/
Grahf6714/
Gropf6710/
Gróffová677/
Grosf674/
Grasf674/
Grofp673/
Ghraf673/
Grofz673/
Grofs672/
Grufh672/
Ngrof671/
Grzaf671/
Grofh671/
Growf671/
Grafp671/
Gratf671/
Gruyf671/
Grupf670/
Grapf670/
Grufs670/
Grawf670/
Grafz670/

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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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  • 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 Gróf
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