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 last name Grönlund occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear as: Grőnlund. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grönlund? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,000th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,869,560 people. The last name Grönlund occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grönlund reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Grönlund is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,085 people, or 1 in 4,723. In Sweden Grönlund is most common in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 17 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Grönlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grönlund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grönlund 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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