Gragnic Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gragnic Surname User-submission:

The surname "Graignic" comes from the Breton language. The Breton word, granig means 'small grain' and can be used to describe tall and thin people. It comes from a very precise area of Brittany called "Bro Pourleth".

Its original Breton version, granig, probably changed to "graignic" or "gragnic" in its francized version due to the French-speaking administration who misunderstood or francized many Breton names following the loss of independence of Brittany.

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Gragnic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5731:115,92117,442
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gragnic Surname Meaning

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The surname "Graignic" comes from the Breton language. The Breton word, granig means 'small grain' and can be used to describe tall and thin people. It comes from a very precise area of Brittany called "Bro Pourleth".

Its original Breton version, granig, probably changed to "graignic" or "gragnic" in its francized version due to the French-speaking administration who misunderstood or francized many Breton names following the loss of independence of Brittany.

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Gragnic Last Name Facts

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

Gragnic occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gragnic click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gragnic? popularity and diffusion

Gragnic is the 552,088th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gragnic are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 115,921. In France Gragnic is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 70 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graignic93669/
Granic92403/
Granick86307/
Grzanic8613/
Graniec867/
Granics864/
Gregnic863/
Granicc863/
Grasnick80501/
Grannick8042/
Granicke8018/
Granig77635/
Granik77451/
Granec77412/
Gronic77221/
Gránic779/
Grausnick7549/
Granicová7513/
Grannec71473/
Graynik71223/
Grannik7171/
Gronick7140/
Graneix7137/
Groniec7124/
Grognec7117/
Grasnig7112/
Grotnic717/
Greinic716/
Granigg714/
Grasnik713/
Grainik712/
Grainig711/
Graniek711/
Grasniq711/
Graynix711/
Graneck711/
Granaix710/
Grosnick67133/
Groneick67119/
Groignec671/
Groinick671/
Gronicke670/
Grousnic670/

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