Gren Surname

62,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3,2551:2,629338
Sweden2,4451:4,027387
United States7021:516,32343,186
Russia3371:427,66540,788
Denmark2201:25,6582,614
Belarus1881:50,5388,634
Finland1371:40,1225,060
Poland1361:279,47634,080
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
England541:1,031,81650,675
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
France411:1,620,066149,911
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Norway261:197,78022,769
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
India231:33,350,669396,143
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Austria161:532,21549,801
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

The alternate forms: Greń (2,768), Grén (40) & Greñ (1) are calculated separately.

Gren (757) may also be a first name.

Gren Last Name Facts

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

Gren (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻥ, Hindi: ग्रेन, Oriya: େଗନ, Russian: Грень) occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Greń, Grén or Greñ. For other possible spellings of Gren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,411th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 906,073 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Gren live; 41 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 298,585th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 757 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 3,255 people, or 1 in 2,629. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 32 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent live and Northern District, where 18 percent live. Not including Israel Gren is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Gren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gren surname grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gren last name are 25.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gren earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.41% less than the national average, earning 271,970 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greń922,768/
Grén9240/
Greñ921/
Green89854,846/
Groen8918,971/
Ågren895,097/
Gruen892,868/
Grehn89462/
Graen89344/
Grenn89296/
Grent89175/
Grien89137/
Grend89104/
Grren8932/
Greng8922/
Grenå8922/
Øgren8912/
Hgren8910/
Greun895/
Grøen894/
Gåren893/
Ngren893/
Grđen892/
Grenø891/
Gresn890/
Ghren890/
Grn8610/
Åhgren80132/
Grenne80120/
Groehn8092/
Gruehn8089/
Geeren8042/
Grengg8028/
Greenn8022/
Greend8018/
Greeng8013/
Grreen809/
Greent807/
Graehn806/
Kågren805/
Greenq804/
Någren803/
Ghreen802/
Hgreen802/
Ngreen802/
Ågreen802/
Gruenn802/
Ggreen801/
Grendt801/
Greesn801/
Greunn800/
Grienn800/
Ghroen800/
Greemn800/
Greenk800/
Groenn800/
Grin7515,017/
Grün7512,422/
Grem752,665/
Grøn75941/
Grön75925/
Gryn75685/
Grän75146/
Grng7519/
Grne759/
Grűn756/
Grnk752/
Grÿn752/
Grzn752/
Qgrn751/
Ggrn751/
Ghrn751/
Hgrn751/
Grnt750/
Grenová7363/
Grenova7360/
Geheren7360/
D'green7310/
Greenne734/
Greenng731/
Høggren731/
Geerzen731/
Grengue731/
Grion671,609/
Gröhn671,578/
Grina671,026/
Grint67871/
Gring67780/
Grühn67396/
Grinn67372/
Grgin67352/
Grønn67337/
Gruin67189/
Grind67118/
Greem67116/
Grünn67112/
Grähn6774/
Grøne6752/
Grøhn6746/
Gråhn6734/
Grijn6733/
Geehreng6729/
Grihn6722/
Gryna6717/
Grimn6716/
Gränd6715/
Gråne6711/
Ågrén6710/
Grzin677/
Gærnæ677/
Grönn677/
Greenová676/
Gryon675/
Grynn672/
Gærne672/
Grinė672/
Grennova671/
Gryhn671/
Grzyn671/
Ghrengue671/
Ghrne671/
Gremh671/
Gremt671/
Grień671/
Grync671/
Gründ671/
Grüng671/
Grőne671/
Grönt671/
Ghrin671/
Greenova671/
Gremk671/
Ghrnd671/
Grisn670/
Hgrin670/
Gremd670/

Gren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gren in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻥkrn-
Gren in the Hindi language
ग्रेनgrena-
Gren in the Oriya language
େଗନegana-
Gren in the Russian language
Греньgren-

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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 Gren
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