Greeland Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Greeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Greeland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greeland is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Greeland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Greeland reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Greeland is mostly found in: Alabama, where 25 percent reside, California, where 25 percent reside and New York, where 25 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside.

Greeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greeland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greeland last name declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greeland Last Name Statistics demography

Greeland earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greland9329/
Gretland88226/
Gresland8841/
Greyland8812/
Groeland881/
Grueland881/
Grelan860/
Grettland826/
Groelandt821/
Graland8060/
Groland8047/
Griland801/
Grayland75249/
Grytland754/
Gralland753/
Greulean752/
Grolland751/
Grauland751/
Grelon71125/
Kgrielyan711/
Grilanc67193/
Greslon6761/
Graylan671/
Gralant671/
Grelong670/
Grislan670/

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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 Greeland
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