Grunow Surname

97,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grunow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grunow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5561:22,6392,998
United States8541:424,42536,716
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia541:499,92037,885
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England121:4,643,172139,951
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Grünow (35) are calculated separately.

Grunow Last Name Facts

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

Grunow is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Grünow. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grunow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,443rd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,496,109 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Grunow live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Grunow is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,556 people, or 1 in 22,639. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 29 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany Grunow occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Grunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grunow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grunow last name increased 1,553 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grunow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grunow surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grunow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.54% more than the national average, earning R 433,788 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $55,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grünow9435/
Grunowe9218/
Gruhnow928/
Grumnow921/
Gruenow921/
Grunhow920/
Grounow920/
Grunnowe862/
D'Grunow861/
Gronow831,565/
Grunov83145/
Grunaw831/
Grunof830/
Grzunov77270/
Groenow77253/
Grunova77142/
Gronnow7733/
Graunov7717/
Grunhof7713/
Grusnov773/
Gruynov771/
Grunhaw770/
Grienow770/
Grunhovd7162/
Graunova7112/
Grunnhov717/
Grunhoff714/
Grinov67168/
Gronov6765/
Gruenhoff6712/
Gronaw676/
Grinaw670/
Grunuf670/
Gronoff6210/
Grinhof622/
Grinoff622/
Grinojv621/
Groenhof57893/
Grünhoff57107/
Gronhoff579/
Grunhuvd577/
Gruenhaf570/
Groenhoff53192/
Groenhoef531/
Gronav502/

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Footnotes

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