Grewan Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Grewan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grewan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Grewan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grewan is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grewan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 998,609th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Grewan is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Grewan reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa Grewan is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Grewan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grewan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grewan surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grewan Last Name Statistics demography

Grewan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.13% more than the national average, earning R 416,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grewhan920/
Griewan920/
Griewahn86183/
Greiwahn863/
Griewhan861/
Grewhand860/
Greban83213/
Girwan8377/
Grevan8345/
Grawan8336/
Gerwan8323/
Griwan8317/
Grewon839/
Growan839/
Grywan835/
Greyuan7761/
Grebhan7747/
Griwahn7720/
Greeban7716/
Gerwann7714/
Grevang777/
Grevain775/
Ngriwan774/
Grevand773/
Grawann772/
Greswam772/
Graiwan771/
Greaban771/
Greabăn771/
Girbean771/
Grzywan771/
Griwang771/
Greivan771/
Greevan770/
Griwhan770/
Grewham770/
Ghreiban71515/
Grebhahn7139/
Grebhann716/
Guerwane713/
Girwayne713/
Gerwayne712/
Greswein711/
Greawong711/
Girvan674,601/
Gervan671,567/
Griban67431/
Gerban67426/
Gravan67313/
Girban67229/
Gravon6740/
Grivan6719/
Grovan6715/
Gréban6715/
Grevon6714/
Gryban6714/
Gîrban6713/
Grawon6712/
Graván673/
Giruan672/
Geruan672/
Grayswain671/
Griwon671/
Gerwon671/
Gîrvan671/
Gryvan671/

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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 Grewan
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