Granlien Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Granlien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Granlien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1371:37,5355,322
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Greenland71:8,054710
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Granlien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Granlien occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Granlien? popularity and diffusion

The last name Granlien is the 1,267,784th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Granlien live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 37,535. In Norway Granlien is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent reside, Western Norway, where 4 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and Denmark, where 7 percent reside.

Granlien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Granlien has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Granlien Last Name Statistics demography

Granlien earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.53% less than the national average, earning 278,487 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Granlin9354/
Gronlien8837/
Granlind8835/
Granling886/
Gramlin80123/
Granlyn805/
Gramlen800/
Gramling752,992/
Gramleng751/
Gramlind751/
Gramhling711/
Greinling711/
Gramlem671/
Gromling63112/
Grahamlowen631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Granlien
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