Grens Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Grens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Latvia621:33,0655,055
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Grenś (13), Grenš (3) & Grēns (2) are calculated separately.

Grens (32) may also be a first name.

Grens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grens (Arabic: غرنس, Russian: Гренс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Grenś, Grenš or Grēns. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grens is the 699,651st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. Grens is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Grens are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 32 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 47 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States Grens is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and Latvia, where 15 percent live.

Grens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grens surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grens surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $44,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grenś9313/
Grenš933/
Grēns932/
Greens91198/
Griens91174/
Grenås9112/
Grense913/
Gruens913/
Groens912/
Grns891/
Geerens8387/
Grennæs835/
Greensh832/
Green's831/
Greensp831/
Grenz804,743/
Grems80379/
Grins80301/
Gräns80276/
Græns8029/
Grīns803/
Ggrns801/
Grnse800/
Grensche771/
Grennstt771/
Grønås73532/
Greunz73160/
Gremse7396/
Grijns7379/
Grence7378/
Gråhns7340/
Grench7335/
Graenz7322/
Gränse7320/
Greenz7319/
Grönås7315/
Grænse7311/
Gruenz739/
Grenze732/
Grenje732/
Grinst731/
Grynsz731/
Grinss731/
Gruins730/
Grinns730/
Greems730/
Grünsch6758/
Grønnås6730/
Grinsch6723/
Greence673/
Grnz671/
Grendje671/

Grens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grens in the Russian language
Гренсgrens-
Grens in the Arabic language
غرنسghrns-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grens
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