Grains Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Grains Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grains Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Grains (98) may also be a first name.

Grains Last Name Facts

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

Grains is found most frequently in Scotland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grains.

How Common Is The Last Name Grains? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Grains reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Grains is also the 956,749th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 98 people.

Grains is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 178,461. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Shetland, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Grains Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grains has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Grains last name increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grasins929/
Grainns920/
Gratins920/
Grans91420/
Greatins862/
Graysins860/
Granås83497/
Granse83270/
Griens83174/
Grijns8379/
Greins8328/
Greans839/
Grahns836/
Graims836/
Groins833/
Gransh832/
Gramns831/
Gransz831/
Gruins830/
Grisins77166/
Gransch7775/
Gritens7751/
Gransøe7737/
Gramnæs7727/
Gransse7712/
Grannæs7712/
Gratens7711/
Grecins7710/
Graince778/
Grejans771/
Greatns771/
Grayans771/
Greyans770/
Greanse770/
Grahans770/
Grams7315,380/
Granz73955/
Grãns731/
Greitens71168/
Greatens71163/
Groggins71133/
Grittens7177/
Grassens7163/
Gransche714/
Grittins711/
Gressins711/
Grissins711/
Griggens710/
Grance674,381/
Gramse67710/
Greens67198/
Granje67172/
Gramsz67142/
Greinz67113/
Grayms6765/
Granch6756/
Granzh6755/
Gramss6748/
Grouns6737/
Granze6722/
Graenz6722/
Greims6718/
Greams677/
Gruens673/
Granzd673/
Groens672/
Greggians671/
Graums670/

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Grains Reference & Research

Granger-Grange DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Granger-Grange FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Grains
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis