von Gross Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

von Gross Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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von Gross Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

von Gross Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Gross is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of von Gross click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Gross? popularity and diffusion

The last name von Gross is the 3,730,171st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of von Gross live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name von Gross is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 746,629. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 73 percent live and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 27 percent live. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Grohs891/
von Groß821/
van Groos7875/
von Grotz781/
van Grasse741/
von Grap7113/
von Grad7112/
van Grop716/
von Grat715/
van Grod711/
van Graas67277/
von Grapp6739/
van Groot6737/
van Graat561/
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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 von Gross
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