Greunen Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Greunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
England31:18,572,686338,250
Namibia31:803,13415,170
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Greunen (17) may also be a first name.

Greunen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greunen is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Greunen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greunen is the 2,255,512th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Greunen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Greunen live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Greunen is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Greunen is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Namibia, where 4 percent reside.

Greunen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greunen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greunen surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greunen Last Name Statistics demography

Greunen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 305.4% more than the national average, earning R 963,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grenen9243/
Grunen9223/
Groenen862,963/
Greenen86181/
Grenien8643/
Gruenen8618/
Grunuen861/
Greinen861/
Greneen861/
Gruneen861/
Grienen860/
Greanen860/
Greunin860/
Greuning8025/
Greennen800/
Greenene800/
Grunin772,722/
Gronen77391/
Grünen77282/
Granen7752/
Grenin7740/
Grinen7717/
Grönen7711/
Greñen773/
Gruñen771/
Grunina712,506/
Gruning71423/
Grening71172/
Grannen7186/
Graneng7182/
Grenion7172/
Greenem7161/
Greenin7155/
Groneng7126/
Gröneng7122/
Grengin7119/
Greanin7115/
Grenina7113/
Grounin717/
Grinenk716/
Groonen711/
Granien711/
Grahnen711/
Gregnin711/
Grinien710/
Gronnen710/
Gromnen710/
Greening679,083/
Grinienė67954/
Grejanin67107/
Granøien6789/
Grunning6749/
Greining6732/
Grauning679/
Grounina679/
Grouning674/
Greynion673/
Grehanin672/
Greaning672/
Greianin671/
Geeranen671/
Gruining670/

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