Grünewald Surname
Approximately 10,578 people bear this surname
Grünewald Surname User-submission:
Grünewald is a German surname, meaning 'son/descendant of Gronwald ('dweller at a green forest').
Grünewald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,320 | 1:7,801 | 978 |
| South Africa | 94 | 1:576,359 | 44,560 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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').
- deleted-173293Grünewald Demographics
Average Grünewald Salary in
Norway
260,292 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Grünewald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grünewald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grünewald occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Grunewald. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grünewald? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,707th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 688,934 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grünewald live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 10,320 people, or 1 in 7,801. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Grünewald exists in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grunewald | 96 | 8,681 | / |
| Grünewaldt | 95 | 42 | / |
| Grünnewald | 95 | 2 | / |
| Gronewald | 89 | 445 | / |
| Grinewald | 89 | 27 | / |
| Grünewalt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Groenewald | 84 | 26,326 | / |
| Gruenewald | 84 | 1,260 | / |
| Grunewaldt | 84 | 269 | / |
| Gronewaldt | 84 | 18 | / |
| Grunnewald | 84 | 9 | / |
| Grienewald | 84 | 6 | / |
| Graunewald | 84 | 1 | / |
| Greunewald | 84 | 0 | / |
| Groenewaldt | 80 | 607 | / |
| Gruenewaldt | 80 | 25 | / |
| Groennewald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Groeneweald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Groenewalld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gronewold | 78 | 2,287 | / |
| Grunevald | 78 | 353 | / |
| Grinevald | 78 | 166 | / |
| Grinewalt | 78 | 9 | / |
| Grunewalt | 78 | 5 | / |
| Gruniwald | 78 | 3 | / |
| Grunewold | 78 | 2 | / |
| Griniwald | 78 | 2 | / |
| Grunawald | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grinewold | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gronewalt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Groenewold | 74 | 2,879 | / |
| Gruenevald | 74 | 21 | / |
| Grunevaldt | 74 | 10 | / |
| Groenewalt | 74 | 10 | / |
| Gruenawald | 74 | 8 | / |
| Gruenewold | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gruenewalt | 74 | 1 | / |
| Groenevald | 74 | 1 | / |
| Griniwaldt | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grunniwaldt | 70 | 7 | / |
| Grinivald | 67 | 67 | / |
| Grunevalt | 67 | 60 | / |
| Grunawalt | 67 | 58 | / |
| Grinevalt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Grunivald | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gronevalt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grunovald | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grinevold | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gruneveld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grinovald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grinawold | 67 | 0 | / |
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