Grünewald Surname

48,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grünewald Surname User-submission:

Grünewald is a German surname, meaning 'son/descendant of Gronwald ('dweller at a green forest').

Grünewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,3201:7,801978
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Austria451:189,23224,045
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Grunewald (8,681) are calculated separately.

Grünewald Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grünewald is a German surname, meaning 'son/descendant of Gronwald ('dweller at a green forest').

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Grünewald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grünewald has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Grunewald. For other possible spellings of Grünewald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünewald? popularity and diffusion

Grünewald is the 48,707th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 688,934 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grünewald live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 10,320 people, or 1 in 7,801. In Germany Grünewald is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany Grünewald exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Grünewald Last Name Statistics demography

Grünewald earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.79% less than the national average, earning 260,292 kr per year.

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