Groeneweegen Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groeneweegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groeneweegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Groeneweegen Last Name Facts

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

Groeneweegen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groeneweegen? popularity and diffusion

Groeneweegen is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Groeneweegen are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 89 percent live, Overijssel, where 6 percent live and Utrecht, where 6 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Groeneweegen Last Name Statistics demography

Groeneweegen earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning R 222,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groenewegen963,816/
Groenwegen9121/
Groenigen7614/
Groenhagen73252/
Grewenhagen7017/
Gronigen702/
Greangen701/
Grenigen700/
Gronhagen6734/
Grenhagen6718/
Gruenigen675/
Groenehuizen671/
Gruenhgen671/
Guirengen671/
Groenhuijzen58288/

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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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  • 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 Groeneweegen
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