Grünke Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grünke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grünke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0571:76,1649,646
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Grunke (543) are calculated separately.

Grünke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grünke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Grunke. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grünke is the 334,641st most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. Grünke is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grünke reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Grünke is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,057 people, or 1 in 76,164. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grunke94543/
Grünker9211/
Grühnke927/
Grüncke921/
Grönke83854/
Grenke83759/
Gronke83383/
Grinke83367/
Grynke8322/
Gränke832/
Grnk802/
Graunke771,671/
Groenke77674/
Greunke77641/
Gruenke77618/
Grinker77223/
Grienke77133/
Grenkie7756/
Gröhnke7746/
Grinkey7742/
Gröncke7725/
Grenker7718/
Greenke7717/
Grehnke7710/
Groncke771/
Grounke771/
Grähnke771/
Grinkje771/
Graenke771/
Grencke770/
Grunkee770/
Grennke770/
Grungke770/
Gruncke770/
Grink7332/
Grüng731/
Grauncke7119/
Greenker717/
Greuncke711/
Graunkey711/
Greenkey711/
Grinkerh711/
Grennkey710/
Groencke710/
Gronka67145/
Grumke67124/
Grence6778/
Grinka6767/
Grenka6760/
Gremke6753/
Grynka6752/
Grunce6746/
Grimke6746/
Gronki6726/
Grince675/
Grunka675/
Grenki673/
Grenky672/
Grunky672/
Grinki672/
Grinky671/
Grzenk671/
Grunki670/
Greenk670/

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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 Grünke
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