Grelling Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grelling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grelling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Grelling (10) may also be a first name.

Grelling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grelling occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grelling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grelling is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Grelling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Grelling live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grelling is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name Grelling is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Grelling is mostly concentrated in: California, where 47 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 34 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Grelling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grelling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grelling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grelling surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grelling earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $33,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grellin930/
Groellin8838/
Grilling8833/
Grylling8813/
Grülling889/
Grillin805/
Gørling801/
Gærling801/
Greglin801/
Geerllings781/
Grlin771/
Greln770/
Geerling751,472/
Grillion7563/
Grőhling752/
Grillingová7415/
Grüllingová746/
Grillingova741/
Geerlings713,833/
Gårlin7164/
Grelne710/
Griglin6717/
Geerlin674/
Grillen673/
Grln672/
Grlinke671/
Grällne671/
Geerlink63117/
Grőhlingová639/
Grillent631/
Grlen620/
Geerlinks59210/
Grlhen570/
Geerlinckx562/

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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 Grelling
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