Grenow Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Grenow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:343,83718,086
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grenow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grenow is more frequently found in Wales than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Grenow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Grenow are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

Grenow is most frequently used in Wales, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 343,837. In Wales Grenow is mostly concentrated in: Carmarthenshire, where 89 percent live and Monmouthshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from Wales this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Ecuador, where 6 percent live.

Grenow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grenow has changed over time. In Wales the number of people who held the Grenow last name grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenow92348/
Groenow92253/
Grenhow922/
Grienow920/
Gregnow920/
Greenhow861,783/
Gronow831,565/
Granow83197/
Gernow8367/
Grenov8359/
Grönow8340/
Grenaw831/
Grynow831/
Greenhowe80154/
Greenhhow804/
Grenova7760/
Gronnow7733/
Grenhov7710/
Grenhaw772/
Greynov771/
Grehnov771/
Greenaw771/
Grisnow771/
Greenhaw711,899/
Groenhof71893/
Greenoff7185/
Grenhoff7122/
Greanoff7112/
Greynova713/
Greenova711/
Greenhob710/
Greenhof710/
Granov67430/
Groenhoff67192/
Grinov67168/
Greenhoff67154/
Granof6768/
Gronov6765/
Greenhawt6728/
Greenouff6712/
Gernov6711/
Grynov677/
Gronaw676/
Girnov671/
Granaw670/
Greenhhaw670/
Greenouph670/
Grinaw670/

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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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  • 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 Grenow
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