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.

von Gross Surname Distribution Map

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 surname von Gross is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of von Gross.

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

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of von Gross reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname von Gross is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 746,629. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 73 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland von Gross is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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