Grünig Surname

187,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grünig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grünig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,2601:6,5181,031
Germany9581:84,03510,591
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Grunig (528) are calculated separately.

Grünig Last Name Facts

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

Grünig is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Grunig. For other potential spellings of Grünig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 187,801st most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,234,597 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grünig live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Grünig is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 6,518. In Switzerland Grünig is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 59 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Solothurn, where 5 percent reside. Beside Switzerland it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Grünig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grünig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grünig surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grunig94528/
Grünnig921/
Grinig8377/
Grünik8341/
Gronig834/
Gruenig77322/
Groenig77203/
Greunig7750/
Grienig772/
Grutnig770/
Grinik67620/
Gronic67221/
Gronik67133/
Grunik67103/
Grúnik671/

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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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  • 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 Grünig
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