Groeneveld Surname

39,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groeneveld Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'green field'.

Groeneveld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9,6831:1,744104
Germany1,1441:70,3728,968
United States9571:378,74533,475
Canada4761:77,4078,696
Australia3441:78,4769,152
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Suriname511:10,8362,716
England461:1,211,26256,182
Namibia451:53,5426,362
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Israel161:534,85239,210
Curaçao141:11,232389
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Swaziland41:324,550996
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Groeneveld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'green field'.

- oli4_sjaboi

Groeneveld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Groeneveld is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Groeneveld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groeneveld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,483rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 548,101 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Groeneveld reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Groeneveld is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 9,683 people, or 1 in 1,744. In The Netherlands Groeneveld is most frequent in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and Gelderland, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Groeneveld is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Groeneveld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Groeneveld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groeneveld surname grew 3,087 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groeneveld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Groeneveld surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Groeneveld earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.48% more than the national average, earning R 471,672 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $55,645 CAD per year.

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