Grineau Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Grineau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grineau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Grineau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grineau is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Grineau.

How Common Is The Last Name Grineau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Grineau reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,456,373. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 93 percent are found and British Columbia, where 7 percent are found. Besides Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Grineau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grineau has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Grineau surname rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grineau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grineau earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.09% more than the national average, earning $63,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grineaux939/
Grineaus930/
Grisneaux8818/
Grineault881/
Gruneau8647/
Greneau8640/
Grinaud863/
Grinauz861/
Gruinau861/
Grina831,026/
Grinhaus80164/
Grisnaux8033/
Greneaux8033/
Grinhauz8027/
Gresneau802/
Grainaut801/
Greeneau801/
Grinault800/
Grinat77995/
Grinou77135/
Grünau7773/
Greneu7755/
Grzina7753/
Grigna7750/
Grinas7750/
Gringa7728/
Greina7715/
Grinha7713/
Groina7710/
Graina776/
Grisna774/
Griena773/
Grenau772/
Grinah772/
Grinad772/
Griona771/
Ghrina771/
Grignault752/
Grainat71110/
Grinash7183/
Grignou7164/
Grenaut7159/
Grenaud7145/
Grinats7120/
Ghreina719/
Grinach717/
Ghrinat714/
Grauina713/
Greinat713/
Greenau711/
Grignad711/
Grainou711/
Ghraina711/
Grenaux711/
Grinous711/
Gringou711/
Grinaat711/
Grena67631/
Grino67550/
Gruna67494/
Grignoux67175/
Gritėnas67123/
Greña67117/
Griña6765/
Grenault6759/
Grynhaus6724/
Greinatt6721/
Gryna6717/
Grainhas675/
Grynhauz675/
Grīna674/
Grünhaut672/
Grainatt672/
Gh'reina671/
G'Rainat671/
G'Reinat671/
Greenhau671/
Grēna671/
Graignat671/
Grünhaus671/
Graingna670/
Geergina670/

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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 Grineau
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