Grnewald Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grnewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grnewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Grnewald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grnewald occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grnewald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Grnewald is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Grnewald live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany Grnewald is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent are found, Hesse, where 29 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinnewald896/
Grünnewald892/
Grennewald891/
Groennewald841/
Greennewald840/
Grinnewalt780/
Grønnevold6712/
Grinnevalt671/
Grennawalt670/
Groenneveld631/

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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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  • 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 Grnewald
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