Grenager Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grenager Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grenager Last Name Facts

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

Grenager occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenager? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Grenager is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Grenager live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway Grenager is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 87 percent reside, Western Norway, where 11 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Grenager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grenager has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grenager Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grenager surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Grenager earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.13% more than the national average, earning 439,971 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.34% less than the national average, earning $32,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $44,592 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Grenager
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