Grundlingh Surname

196,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Grundlingh Surname Definition:

“Dweller in the Valley” (Grund). Derived from Switzerland.

Grundlingh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0431:26,5193,399
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Gründlingh (79) are calculated separately.

Grundlingh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Dweller in the Valley” (Grund). Derived from Switzerland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Grundlingh Last Name Facts

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

Grundlingh is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as: Gründlingh. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grundlingh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grundlingh is the 196,943rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,426,209 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Grundlingh live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,043 people, or 1 in 26,519. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa Grundlingh is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Grundlingh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grundlingh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.62% more than the national average, earning R 362,688 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

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