van Groenewoud Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Groenewoud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Groenewoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

van Groenewoud Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Groenewoud is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name van Groenewoud is the 1,658,108th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of van Groenewoud are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 179,651. In The Netherlands van Groenewoud is primarily found in: North Holland, where 29 percent live, North Brabant, where 17 percent live and Limburg, where 16 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

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Footnotes

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