Grenness Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grenness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
Australia491:550,93340,757
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Grenness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grenness is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grenness.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Grenness occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Grenness reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 95 percent reside, Central Norway, where 4 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Besides Norway Grenness occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 36 percent reside and Denmark, where 13 percent reside.

Grenness Last Name Statistics demography

Grenness earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 57.37% more than the national average, earning 544,621 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grennes93133/
Greennes881/
Grenne86120/
Greennese820/
Grenner80549/
Grenney8094/
Groenne8028/
Grennie8021/
Grennäs8010/
Grinnes8010/
Grønnes809/
Greenne804/
Grienne802/
Grennez801/
Grennet801/
Gruenne801/
Grennee800/
Grennis800/
Grnes771/
Greenney7520/
Greenner758/
Grinnets753/
Griennie751/
Grønne71260/
Grenni71145/
Grenna7149/
Grenny7130/
Gränne7118/
Grenné7110/
Grinne719/
Grynne719/
Greennice712/
Grnest711/
Grnney711/
Gruennais711/
Grimnes67327/
Grinner67218/
Grinney67119/
Grünner6786/
Grønner6757/
Grennay6747/
Gremner6729/
Grönner6725/
Grinnis6715/
Grne679/
Grønnet679/
Grynner677/
Grzenna672/
Grinnie671/
Grinneu671/
Grűnner671/
Grzenny671/
Grinnea670/
Grinnet670/
Grinned670/
Grennip670/
Gremney670/

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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 Grenness
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