Grünberger Surname

191,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Grünberger Surname User-submission:

A German surname, referring to someone who came from Grünberg/Gruenberg (a green mountain). There are multiple so named locations.

Grünberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,0821:7,870996
Germany1,0051:80,10510,119
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Grunberger (476) & Grűnberger (5) are calculated separately.

Grünberger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, referring to someone who came from Grünberg/Gruenberg (a green mountain). There are multiple so named locations.

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Grünberger Last Name Facts

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

Grünberger occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Grunberger or Grűnberger. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünberger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 191,846th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,318,555 people. The surname Grünberger is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grünberger live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Grünberger is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 1,082 people, or 1 in 7,870. In Austria Grünberger is most prevalent in: Upper Austria, where 51 percent reside, Vienna, where 20 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 18 percent reside. Other than Austria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Grünberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grünberger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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