Grainville Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Grainville Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grainville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2421:274,47442,205
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Grainville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grainville is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grainville? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grainville is the 1,032,007th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. Grainville occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Grainville are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 274,474. In France Grainville is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 48 percent are found, Réunion, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 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
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  • 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 Grainville
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