Grünfelder Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Grünfelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grünfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3421:235,39625,969
Austria941:90,59013,329
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Grunfelder (422) are calculated separately.

Grünfelder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grünfelder occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Grunfelder. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünfelder? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grünfelder is the 591,720th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The surname Grünfelder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grünfelder live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Grünfelder is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 235,396. In Germany Grünfelder is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 58 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany Grünfelder is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 18 percent live and Hungary, where 14 percent live.

Grünfelder Last Name Statistics demography

Grünfelder earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 157.96% more than the national average, earning 892,749 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grunfelder97422/
Grynfelder9094/
Grinfelder9077/
Gronfelder902/
Grenfelder901/
Greenfelder86193/
Gruenfelder86162/
Greenfielder822/
Greesnfelder821/
Grunfleder801/
Gremfelder800/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grünfelder
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