Gruhn Surname

93,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gruhn Surname User-submission:

Means 'green' in German. Likely comes from men who commonly dressed in green.

Gruhn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4891:23,0743,058
United States1,0361:349,86431,368
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Argentina621:689,41047,472
France531:1,253,259128,888
Canada441:837,40065,151
England401:1,392,95161,553
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Austria351:243,29828,936
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Grühn (396) are calculated separately.

Gruhn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'green' in German. Likely comes from men who commonly dressed in green.

- sarahsjg

Gruhn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gruhn has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Grühn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruhn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,402nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,426,413 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gruhn reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,489 people, or 1 in 23,074. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Berlin, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Gruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gruhn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruhn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gruhn last name are 18.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Gruhn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.42% less than the national average, earning 230,430 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning R 249,756 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $42,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grühn93396/
Gruhne91398/
Gruihn9120/
Grun894,059/
Gruchin8316/
Grushyn834/
Gruchen830/
Grund8016,822/
Grunt801,868/
Grune801,104/
Grung80357/
Groun80348/
Gruin80189/
Graun80174/
Grunn8089/
Grunc807/
Greun805/
Grumn804/
Grunh804/
Grunk802/
Gruyn801/
Grhun801/
Gruschin7724/
Gruhnová775/
Greuchen770/
Ground731,493/
Grundt73877/
Groune73443/
Greune73442/
Grusin73249/
Groehn7392/
Graune7359/
Graund7335/
Grundh7332/
Grucen7325/
Grunth7318/
Grusen7317/
Grount7310/
Grunne739/
Grusén735/
Groung733/
Grutin732/
Gruten732/
Geerun731/
Ghrung731/
Gruinn731/
Grunnt731/
Greund731/
Graunt730/
Greunn730/
Gruing730/
Gruynn730/
Grounk730/
Grunhe730/
Graunn730/
Grushchin7143/
Grün6712,422/
Grum673,725/
Gron671,057/
Gruisen67149/
Grunova67142/
Grusing67130/
Grunová67125/
Grauten6767/
Grausen6750/
Gruicin6742/
Grouten6735/
Gruszin6714/
Graunck679/
Grussen675/
Greusen674/
Grutten674/
Gruting672/
Gruń671/
Grussin671/
Graunkc671/
Grausne671/
Gruszyn671/
Groundh671/
Grounne671/
Grautin670/
Gruynne670/
Groundt670/
Groohne670/

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