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 is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Grühn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gruhn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,426,413 people. Gruhn occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gruhn live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,489 people, or 1 in 23,074. In Germany Gruhn is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Berlin, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany Gruhn occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Gruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gruhn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gruhn last name grew 1,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gruhn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gruhn are 18.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.25% registered with the political 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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