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
Grainne occurs most in Ireland. It may occur in the variant forms: Gráinne. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grainne? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Grainne reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 61,452nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 9,946 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 294,309. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Ireland Grainne is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.
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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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