Grenkus Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Grenkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grenkus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Grenkuš (2) are calculated separately.

Grenkus Last Name Facts

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

Grenkus is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Grenkuš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenkus? popularity and diffusion

Grenkus is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Grenkus are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 228,286. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Hungary it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grenkuš952/
Grenkhaus880/
Grinkus8618/
Grinku7722/
Grenkoo711/
Grinkaut676/
Greencup670/
Grincu62118/
Gruincu571/
Grijncu571/
Grzincu571/
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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 Grenkus
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