Grunenwald Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Grunenwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grunenwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2001:55,3527,341
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Chile421:419,44011,239
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Grünenwald (923) are calculated separately.

Grunenwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grunenwald is found most in France. It may also appear in the variant forms: Grünenwald. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grunenwald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 250,894th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Grunenwald reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Grunenwald is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 55,352. In France Grunenwald is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 71 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Outside of France Grunenwald is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Chile, where 3 percent reside.

Grunenwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grunenwald has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 7,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grunenwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grunenwald surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Grunenwald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $46,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grünenwald97923/
Gruenenwald9556/
Grunenwaldt951/
Grunnenwald951/
Gronenwald9070/
Grinenwald9026/
Grunemwald9015/
Groenenwald8610/
Grunennvaldt8212/
Groenenwold760/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grunenwald
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