Grönlund Surname

118,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Grönlund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grönlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,0851:4,723452
Finland1,6941:3,245515
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Norway361:142,84118,058
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Grőnlund (1) are calculated separately.

Grönlund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grönlund is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Grőnlund. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grönlund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 118,000th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,869,560 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grönlund live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,085 people, or 1 in 4,723. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside, Västerbotten County, where 17 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Grönlund exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 43 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Grönlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grönlund has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grönlund Last Name Statistics demography

Grönlund earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.53% less than the national average, earning 281,944 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grőnlund961/
Grnlund9393/
Grønlund88819/
Grenlund88101/
Greenlund82325/
Groenlund8253/
Gryonlund823/
Grimlund7599/
Greenlun7547/
Greemlund711/
Greenloun711/
Greenlum632/
Greenlon630/

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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 Grönlund
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