van Groot Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Groot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Groot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

van Groot Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Groot occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Groot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Groot live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 511,733. In The Netherlands van Groot is mostly found in: North Holland, where 52 percent are found, South Holland, where 24 percent are found and Utrecht, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands van Groot exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Groos8975/
von Groote8438/
van Grop826/
van Grod821/
von Grote7819/
van Graat781/
von Grotz781/
von Grat715/
von Groß711/
van Graas67277/
von Gross6728/
von Grohs671/
von Grap5913/
von Grad5912/
von Grapp5639/

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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 van Groot
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