van Greunen Surname

132,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Greunen Surname Definition:

From place name in Holland (Gronin­gen).

van Greunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3411:16,2162,046
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

van Greunen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Holland (Gronin­gen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

van Greunen Last Name Facts

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

van Greunen is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Greunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Greunen is the 132,588th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,140,877 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of van Greunen are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,341 people, or 1 in 16,216. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found. Other than South Africa van Greunen occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

van Greunen Last Name Statistics demography

van Greunen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.98% more than the national average, earning R 444,324 per year.

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