Grainne Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Grainne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gráinne (1) are calculated separately.
Grainne (9,946) may also be a first name.
Grainne Demographics
Average Grainne Salary in
England
£30,625
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Grainne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grainne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grainne occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gráinne. Click here for further potential spellings of Grainne.
How Common Is The Last Name Grainne? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Grainne live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 61,452nd most widespread forename worldwide, held by 9,946 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland Grainne is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Ireland Grainne exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grainne
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