Grenen Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Grenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France301:2,214,091176,965
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Greñen (3) are calculated separately.

Grenen (12) may also be a first name.

Grenen Last Name Facts

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

Grenen has its highest incidence in France. It may also be found in the variant forms: Greñen. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grenen.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Grenen is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Grenen reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, borne by 12 people.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France Grenen is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 60 percent live, Grand Est, where 37 percent live and Île-de-France, where 3 percent live. Not including France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Grenen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grenen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Grenen last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grenen Last Name Statistics demography

Grenen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greñen943/
Groenen922,963/
Greenen92181/
Greunen9271/
Grenien9243/
Greinen921/
Greneen921/
Grienen920/
Greanen920/
Greenene860/
Gronen83391/
Granen8352/
Grenin8340/
Grinen8317/
Grönen8311/
Gernen833/
Girnen833/
Grening77172/
Grannen7786/
Grenion7772/
Greenem7761/
Greenin7755/
Gerneng7723/
Gröneng7722/
Grengin7719/
Greanin7715/
Grenina7713/
Grinenk776/
Gregnin771/
Grahnen771/
Guernen771/
Grienin770/
Gernent770/
Greunin770/
Gronnen770/
Guirnen770/
Greening719,083/
Greining7132/
Greynion713/
Greaning712/
Geeranen711/
Grinin671,636/
Granin67889/
Griñen67293/
Gronin67249/
Grañen6729/
Grynin6716/
Greeninng671/
Grreening671/
Grenim670/
Girnin670/

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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 Grenen
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