Groningen Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Groningen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groningen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Groningen (20) may also be a first name.

Groningen Last Name Facts

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

Groningen (Russian: Гронинген) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Groningen? popularity and diffusion

Groningen is the 990,978th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Groningen is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Groningen are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Groningen is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

Groningen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 74,393. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Groningen, where 58 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Groningen Last Name Statistics demography

Groningen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groeningen9551/
Gronningen9510/
Gronengen890/
Greuningen8410/
Grunningen841/
Grenängen789/
Granängen787/
Grangen752/
Grangien7181/
Grangent7136/
Grangin6321/

Groningen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Groningen in the Russian language
Гронингенgroningen-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Groningen
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