Groen Surname

28,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Green. Groenenberg, Green hill. Groene- woud, Greenwood. Groenveld, Green field.

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Groen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands13,5541:1,24663
United States2,4941:145,33215,011
Germany9761:82,48510,415
Canada6941:53,0926,355
Australia2631:102,64511,557
Thailand1441:490,54485,763
France1221:544,44974,270
England1201:464,31730,397
Poland1161:327,66237,999
Belgium851:135,25519,444
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Norway71:734,61250,907
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
China51:273,464,31313,838
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Groen (63) may also be a first name.

Groen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Green. Groenenberg, Green hill. Groene- woud, Greenwood. Groenveld, Green field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

A Dutch surname, meaning 'green'.

- theburgundybear

Groen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,321st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 384,141 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Groen live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used given name in the world, held by 63 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 13,554 people, or 1 in 1,246. In The Netherlands Groen is most frequent in: North Holland, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Groen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Groen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Groen last name increased 4,375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Groen last name are 27.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Groen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning 316,856 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 278.68% more than the national average, earning R 899,892 per year; in United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $55,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groene911,180/
Groehn9192/
Growen9135/
Groyen9120/
Groeng9119/
Grohen914/
Grouen912/
Grojen911/
Grooen910/
Ghroen910/
Groenn910/
Gren898,043/
Gron891,057/
Grouten8335/
Groesen8333/
Groenne8328/
Groenhe831/
Groeian831/
Growenn830/
Green80854,846/
Grein807,249/
Ågren805,097/
Gruen802,868/
Grion801,609/
Grehn80462/
Groun80348/
Graen80344/
Grenn80296/
Greyn80211/
Grent80175/
Groon80164/
Grien80137/
Gronn80130/
Grean80119/
Grend80104/
Grren8032/
Groin8032/
Greng8022/
Grenå8022/
Øgren8012/
Hgren8010/
Greun805/
Gryon805/
Grzon805/
Groem804/
Grøen804/
Gåren803/
Ngren803/
Grron802/
Groyn802/
Grđen802/
Ghron801/
Grenø801/
Gronh801/
Gresn800/
Ghren800/
Groeting7734/
Groetten771/
Groessen771/
Growentt770/
Groesent770/
Grn7510/
Grehan732,374/
Ground731,493/
Groyon731,353/
Greyan73532/
Groune73443/
Greune73442/
Greing73331/
Grayon73319/
Greine73176/
Groian73174/
Greijn73141/
Åhgren73132/
Greuin73122/
Grenne73120/
Groyan7398/
Groyne7394/
Gruehn7389/
Grajon7368/
Grujon7355/
Grejon7353/
Gruion7349/
Grouin7347/
Gruyon7345/
Geeren7342/
Greane7331/
Grengg7328/
Grohin7327/
Greant7326/
Grojan7325/
Grucen7325/
Greenn7322/
Grauen7321/
Greend7318/
Greean7317/
Grusen7317/
Grayen7315/
Greeng7313/
Groine7313/
Greenh7311/
Grount7310/
Grreen739/
Grejan738/
Greent737/
Graehn736/
Groone736/
Greian735/
Kågren735/
Greenq734/
Grahen733/
Groung733/
Graene733/
Någren733/
Graien733/
Ghreen732/
G'Rein732/
Groing732/
Hgreen732/
Geeron732/
Greind732/
Ngreen732/
Gruyen732/
Gruten732/
Greyne732/
Ågreen732/
Grooin732/
Gruenn732/
Griion732/
Ggreen731/
Groyin731/
Grendt731/
Greund731/
Greamn731/
Greanc731/
Greatn731/
Greint731/
Graion731/
Greand731/
Greeyn731/
Greuen731/
Grijen731/
Greesn731/
Greien731/
Greyon730/
Grojon730/
Greunn730/
Grawen730/
Greyen730/
Grienn730/
Groinn730/
Greemn730/
Greann730/
Greenk730/
Greinn730/
Greyun730/
Grohem730/
Grounk730/
Groeschen71176/
Groessing712/
Groetting711/
Groehchen710/
Grin6715,017/
Grün6712,422/
Grun674,059/
Greń672,768/
Grem672,665/
Greisen671,065/
Grøn67941/
Groń67926/
Grön67925/
Gryn67685/
Greacen67236/
Greiten67226/
Gruisen67149/
Grän67146/
Groisne67141/
Grauten6767/
Greehan6765/
Grawien6765/
Grenová6763/
Grenova6760/
Geheren6760/
Grausen6750/
Ghroyan6748/
Grén6740/
Greysen6733/
Graysen6728/
Gruggen6724/
Graesén6721/
Grng6719/
Groynne6717/
Graween6711/
Grehian6710/
D'green6710/
Grne679/
Griyeng677/
Groggin676/
Grűn676/
Grussen675/
Grutten674/
Greisin674/
Greenne674/
Grouine674/
Greusen674/
Ngruyen673/
Grojant673/
Grzoyan672/
Grnk672/
Groujan672/
Grohain672/
Grehant672/
Grÿn672/
Grayene672/
Grzn672/
Grayhen671/
Ncgroin671/
Ngreyen671/
G'Reine671/
Graahen671/
Graihen671/
Grojohn671/
Greyhan671/
Graycen671/
Grayone671/
Greanne671/
Greenng671/
Ghreine671/
Ghraien671/
Høggren671/
Geeryen671/
Geerzen671/
Grengue671/
Groundh671/
Greñ671/
Greying671/
Grounne671/
Qgrn671/
Ggrn671/
Graisen671/
Grajong671/
Ghrn671/
Hgrn671/
Grnt670/
Greasen670/
Greggen670/
Greyhun670/
Greyten670/
Graoing670/
Grojahn670/
Greyone670/
Graicen670/
Groundt670/
Griggen670/
Gruchen670/
Grayten670/
Groohne670/
Ghreean670/

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