Groeneweg Surname

134,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groeneweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groeneweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4381:6,927799
United States5131:706,54855,809
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Australia401:674,89346,030
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Norway151:342,81932,589
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England71:7,959,723202,100
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Groeneweg Last Name Facts

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

Groeneweg is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groeneweg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,944th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,185,827 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Groeneweg are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Groeneweg is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,438 people, or 1 in 6,927. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 59 percent live, North Holland, where 12 percent live and North Brabant, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Groeneweg exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Groeneweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Groeneweg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groeneweg last name expanded 51,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Groeneweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Groeneweg surname are 28.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Groeneweg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning 323,975 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning R 219,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groneweg9466/
Gröneweg82108/
Grüneweg8226/
Graneweg820/
Greenjweig740/
Grenowigh671/
Grünnewig671/
Groennevik631/
Grenevik599/
Gronevik591/
Gronowick569/
Grünebeck569/
Gronnevik568/

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Footnotes

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