Grünwald Surname

51,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Grünwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grünwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6221:14,3201,859
Austria2,2401:3,802385
Poland1,5251:24,9243,820
Czechia1661:64,05710,726
Switzerland1381:59,5147,447
Hungary1291:76,0957,702
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Grunwald (15,343) & Grűnwald (20) are calculated separately.

Grünwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grünwald occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Grunwald or Grűnwald. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grünwald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,830th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 737,307 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grünwald live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Grünwald is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,622 people, or 1 in 14,320. In Germany Grünwald is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 37 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 23 percent reside and Poland, where 15 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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