Grüter Surname

111,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grüter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grüter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,1671:3,790533
Germany1,9571:41,1375,409
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gruter (497) are calculated separately.

Grüter Last Name Facts

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

Grüter is most common in Switzerland. It can occur in the variant forms: Gruter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grüter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,504th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,750,131 people. Grüter occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grüter reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Grüter is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,167 people, or 1 in 3,790. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 59 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent live. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 47 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Grüter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grüter has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grüter surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruter94497/
Grütter922,570/
Grüther926/
Grüttert865/
Grütte8374/
Groter8362/
Griter8346/
Grüterová801/
Greuter772,301/
Gritter771,491/
Grutter77647/
Grueter77496/
Grother77311/
Grither77176/
Grotter7777/
Grotier7737/
Gruiter7724/
Gruyter7716/
Grooter7710/
Gruther7710/
Groeter773/
Grieter773/
Grutier772/
Gruster771/
Grudter771/
Groteer771/
Grouter770/
Grauter770/
Grütterová751/
Grute73112/
Grite7343/
Grotheer712,357/
Gruetter71283/
Greutert71186/
Grotherr71146/
Grothier71102/
Greutter7157/
Gruthier7141/
Gruijter7137/
Greuther7112/
Grouther717/
Groutier712/
Grotther712/
Grietter711/
Grithier711/
Grottier711/
Groehter711/
Gruterre711/
Grustear710/
Gruether710/
Grautier710/
Grauteer710/
Gritte671,345/
Griete6712/
Grouthier6711/
Gritei677/
Gritie673/
Grutte673/
Ghrute671/
Grauthier671/
Greuthier671/
Gruetterr671/
Gruuthier671/
Grutie670/
Gruthe670/

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