Grenig Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grenig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Grenig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grenig is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Grenig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Grenig live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 79 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Grenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grenig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grenig surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grenig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grenig are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grenig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groenig92203/
Greenig92183/
Greinig92132/
Greunig9250/
Grienig922/
Graenig921/
Gresnigt86350/
Grehenig861/
Granig83635/
Grenik83117/
Grinig8377/
Grönig8374/
Gernig8360/
Grynig8321/
Grenic839/
Gronig834/
Groinig77162/
Grzenik77151/
Greinix77102/
Grehnik7720/
Grenick7712/
Groenik779/
Greinic776/
Granigg774/
Gregnic773/
Grainig771/
Grenikh771/
Giernig771/
Greenik770/
Greeneg770/
Greenhaigh7543/
Grisnigt7169/
Gresnick7136/
Greenick7112/
Groinigg714/
Ghrenaiq711/
Groenick711/
Greenegh711/
Grinik67620/
Granik67451/
Girnik67391/
Gronik67133/
Grinic67112/
Gernik6768/
Grynik6734/
Grenek6727/
Gernic6715/
Grönik678/
Gyrnik676/
Ghrinigue674/
Groeneijk671/
Greeneugh670/
Greenaike670/

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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 Grenig
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