Greenways Surname

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

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Greenways Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenways Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Greenways Last Name Facts

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

Greenways is found most in Canada. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenways? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greenways is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Greenways occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Greenways live; 89 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,302,849. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 94 percent live and Quebec, where 6 percent live. Excluding Canada this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Greenways Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greenways has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Greenways surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenways Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Greenways earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenwayss950/
Greenwast893/
Greenwaz821/
Greenbaus781/
Greenwist780/
Grenwis7528/
Greenewise741/
Greenwich's702/
Greenwich67440/
Grinwis631,136/
Greenwitch636/
Grenwich5926/
Grünweis5913/
Grinwish592/
Greenbez591/
Grembash591/
Greemwich561/
Grimbas506/
Grinuis500/

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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 Greenways
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