Granholm is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.7% of all known bearers of the surname Granholm were residents of Finland (frequency 1:5,394), 30.1% of Sweden (1:11,750), 24.9% of the United States (1:522,795), 4.3% of Canada (1:306,650) and 1.8% of Denmark (1:110,677).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,394) in the following regions: Ostrobothnia (1:309) Åland (1:1,468) Satakunta (1:3,618) Central Ostrobothnia (1:3,934)
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:11,750) in the following counties:Granholm surname distribution Västernorrland County (1:2,178) Uppsala County (1:5,299) Västerbotten County (1:5,876) Södermanland County (1:6,205) Dalarna County (1:6,508) Västmanland County (1:7,629) Gotland County (1:8,354) Stockholm County (1:8,730)
People Jennifer Granholm (b. 1959), US politician Nels H. Granholm, for whom Mount Granholm in Antarctica was named Svante Granholm (b. 1947), Swedish hockey player
See also Granholmen (disambiguation) Mount Granholm
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