Grén Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Grén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland271:203,58217,121
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Gren (8,043), Greń (2,768) & Greñ (1) are calculated separately.

Grén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grén is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gren, Greń or Greñ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grén? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grén is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grén reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Grén is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 203,582. In Finland Grén is most common in: Pirkanmaa, where 52 percent reside, South Karelia, where 19 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 11 percent reside. Other than Finland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gren928,043/
Ågrén8910/
Grn8610/
Greń832,768/
Greñ831/
Grin7515,017/
Grün7512,422/
Grøn75941/
Grön75925/
Gryn75685/
Grän75146/
Grng7519/
Grne759/
Grűn756/
Grzn752/
Grÿn752/
Grnk752/
Hgrn751/
Ghrn751/
Ggrn751/
Qgrn751/
Grnt750/
Grénová733/
Green67854,846/
Groen6718,971/
Ågren675,097/
Gruen672,868/
Grion671,609/
Gröhn671,578/
Grina671,026/
Grint67871/
Gring67780/
Grehn67462/
Grühn67396/
Grinn67372/
Grgin67352/
Graen67344/
Grønn67337/
Grenn67296/
Gruin67189/
Grent67175/
Grien67137/
Grind67118/
Grünn67112/
Grend67104/
Grähn6774/
Grøne6752/
Grøhn6746/
Gråhn6734/
Grijn6733/
Grren6732/
Grenå6722/
Greng6722/
Grihn6722/
Gryna6717/
Grimn6716/
Gränd6715/
Øgren6712/
Gråne6711/
Hgren6710/
Grönn677/
Gærnæ677/
Grzin677/
Greun675/
Gryon675/
Grøen674/
Ngren673/
Gåren673/
Grynn672/
Gærne672/
Grinė672/
Grđen672/
Gryhn671/
Ghrnd671/
Grzyn671/
Ghrne671/
Grenø671/
Grync671/
Gründ671/
Grüng671/
Grőne671/
Grönt671/
Ghrin671/
Ghren670/
Gresn670/
Hgrin670/
Grisn670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Grén
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