Grants Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2621:7,8251,135
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England81:6,964,757184,742
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Grants (22) may also be a first name.

Grants Last Name Facts

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

Grants (Russian: Гранц) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grants? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 588,441st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Grants live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Baltic Europe. Grants is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The surname Grants is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 7,825. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 72 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 14 percent reside and Semigallia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Grants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grants has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grants last name rose 193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grants Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grants last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grants last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grants earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning $71,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grantås927/
Grant91357,783/
Grandt832,434/
Grantz831,738/
Grante83756/
Grantt8397/
Granth8348/
Grands8340/
Greant8326/
Graint833/
Gronts833/
Grannt833/
Grantd831/
Grrant831/
Grahnt831/
Ggrant831/
Ngrant831/
Graant831/
Graunt830/
Grantsova8024/
Graunte77127/
Granthe7716/
Grantze7715/
Grainet774/
Grasint773/
Grandth771/
Grandås771/
Grantte771/
Greanth771/
Graunds771/
Ngranth771/
Grannds770/
Grand7328,795/
Granz73955/
Granc73196/
Gront73148/
Gramt7311/
Grantche7112/
Grantová718/
Greynets713/
Geegrant711/
Grahands711/
Gracente711/
Granci67588/
Grangy67181/
Grondt6774/
Granch6756/
Granzh6755/
Graund6735/
Groont6715/
Ngrand6712/
Grount6710/
Grandz677/
Grandh676/
Graind676/
Grannd675/
Graynd675/
Gramtz674/
Graand673/
Gronte671/
Gronds671/
Grandd671/
Grandp671/
Greanc671/
Greint671/
Grandå671/
Greand671/
Gårand671/
Grontz670/

Grants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grants in the Russian language
Гранцgranc-

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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
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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 Grants
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