Gränitz Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Gränitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 422 | 1:190,771 | 22,122 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Granitz (446) are calculated separately.
Gränitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gränitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gränitz is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Granitz. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gränitz.
How Common Is The Last Name Gränitz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gränitz is the 668,257th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname Gränitz is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gränitz live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Gränitz is most common in Germany, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 190,771. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 68 percent reside, Berlin, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Germany Gränitz occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granitz | 95 | 446 | / |
| Gronitz | 86 | 46 | / |
| Grönitz | 86 | 44 | / |
| Grenitz | 86 | 12 | / |
| Groenitz | 80 | 39 | / |
| Grienitz | 80 | 33 | / |
| Graenitz | 80 | 13 | / |
| Greinitz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gresnitz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Graniz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Groniez | 71 | 53 | / |
| Granetz | 71 | 44 | / |
| Granicz | 71 | 41 | / |
| Grynicz | 71 | 39 | / |
| Granits | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gronicz | 71 | 18 | / |
| Grenetz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Greniez | 71 | 11 | / |
| Graniez | 71 | 6 | / |
| Grenicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grinits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greinetz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Greenetz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gronniez | 67 | 13 | / |
| Greinits | 67 | 10 | / |
| Greynits | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gränitz
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