Grenz Surname

99,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0401:26,4823,495
United States1,2941:280,10726,126
Poland991:383,92741,878
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Canada681:541,84745,466
France281:2,372,240182,981
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Israel131:658,28045,106
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grenz (15) may also be a first name.

Grenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grenz is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grenz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grenz is the 99,729th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,536,484 people. The last name Grenz occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Grenz live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,040 people, or 1 in 26,482. In Germany Grenz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Berlin, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Grenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grenz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grenz surname rose 7,612 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grenz are 21.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grenz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.69% less than the national average, earning $37,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grentz91386/
Greunz91160/
Graenz9122/
Greenz9119/
Gruenz919/
Grencz918/
Grenze912/
Grnz891/
Gruentz831/
Grientz830/
Grens80421/
Gränz80223/
Grenc80171/
Grünz8040/
Grinz8028/
Grenś8013/
Grenš803/
Grnnz801/
Gremz801/
Grenci73871/
Grents73672/
Greens73198/
Griens73174/
Gräntz73152/
Grintz73108/
Grence7378/
Grench7335/
Grüntz7325/
Grenås7312/
Gremze737/
Gruens733/
Grense733/
Groens732/
Grenje732/
Grzenc731/
Grynsz731/
Grends731/
Geerens6787/
Grennæs675/
Greence673/
Greensh672/
Grns671/
Grendts671/
Grentse671/
Grendje671/
Green's671/
Greensp671/

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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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  • 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 Grenz
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