Groenewald Surname

20,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,326 people bear this surname

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

Groenewald Surname Definition:

Place name in Holland. (Green Forest.)

Groenewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,8731:2,178275
Germany3101:259,69527,868
England2061:270,47621,309
Namibia1951:12,3562,329
Netherlands1751:96,49815,750
Australia1131:238,90022,291
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Wales111:281,32115,850
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Oman61:614,6626,082
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Groenewald (10) may also be a first name.

Groenewald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Holland. (Green Forest.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Groenewald Last Name Facts

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

Groenewald has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Groenewald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groenewald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,750th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 276,819 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Groenewald live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 24,873 people, or 1 in 2,178. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 33 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Groenewald occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Groenewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Groenewald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groenewald last name increased 960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groenewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Groenewald are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Groenewald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.9% more than the national average, earning R 375,240 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $42,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,813 CAD per year.

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