Greens Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Scotland

Greens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel711:120,53013,243
Scotland671:79,9085,892
England231:2,422,52489,093
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Greens (71) may also be a first name.

Greens Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Greens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greens is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Greens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Greens are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Greens is also the 1,152,838th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 120,530. In Israel it is primarily found in: Northern District, where 42 percent live, Central District, where 25 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent live. Apart from Israel it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 34 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Greens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greens has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

Greens earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greensh922/
Green's921/
Greensp921/
Grens91421/
Greitens86168/
Greatens86163/
Griens83174/
Greins8328/
Greenz8319/
Grenås8312/
Greans839/
Grense833/
Gruens833/
Groens832/
Greems830/
Grns801/
Geerens7787/
Grennæs775/
Greence773/
Grejans771/
Greatns771/
Greyans770/
Greanse770/
Grenz734,743/
Grems73379/
Grins73301/
Gräns73276/
Græns7329/
Grenś7313/
Grenš733/
Grīns733/
Grēns732/
Ggrns731/
Grnse730/
Greatins712/
Grennstt711/
Grensche711/
Greendje711/
Griggens710/
Grønås67532/
Greunz67160/
Greinz67113/
Gremse6796/
Grijns6779/
Grence6778/
Grains6766/
Gråhns6740/
Grouns6737/
Grench6735/
Graenz6722/
Gränse6720/
Greims6718/
Grönås6715/
Grænse6711/
Gruenz679/
Greams677/
Gremze677/
Groins673/
Grenje672/
Grenze672/
Greggians671/
Grinss671/
Grinst671/
Grynsz671/
Gruins670/
Grinns670/

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Footnotes

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