Grealis Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grealis Surname User-submission:

Grealis is a corrupted version of the Irish chieftain name of MagNaillish. The most famous corruptions of MagNaillish are O'NEILL, McNeill and Neill.

Grealis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Ireland1771:26,6042,463
England1341:415,80628,295
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland721:61,5264,797
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Grealis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grealis is a corrupted version of the Irish chieftain name of MagNaillish. The most famous corruptions of MagNaillish are O'NEILL, McNeill and Neill.

- joeg63

Grealis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grealis occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grealis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 542,751st most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname Grealis is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Grealis reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 30 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Grealis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grealis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grealis last name rose 4,975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 246 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grealis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grealis surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Grealis are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered with the party.

The amount Grealis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grealish931,473/
Grelis92143/
Gralis922/
Greaslish881/
Gralish8678/
Greelis8646/
Grelish8634/
Grielis8621/
Grelois865/
Graelis864/
Graulis862/
Greylis862/
Greales861/
Gruelis861/
Greyali861/
Graylis860/
Greasli860/
Greluis860/
Greli83133/
Grali8341/
Greelish80209/
Graylish8033/
Greylish8025/
Graelish8012/
Greilihs803/
Greislis802/
Grejales801/
Greslish801/
Grgalish801/
Grayliss801/
Grealich801/
Greeliss800/
Greeleis800/
Grealy771,644/
Grayli77179/
Graali77113/
Gralia7789/
Grauli7776/
Grilis7746/
Gresli7739/
Groeli7730/
Grylis7721/
Greuli7717/
Grasli7715/
Greles7712/
Grahli7711/
Greloi778/
Grelys777/
Grelie776/
Grelia775/
Grales775/
Gralli774/
Grelui772/
Graeli772/
Grieli772/
Gralie771/
Gralit771/
Ngreli771/
Gralei771/
Gralic771/
Gralio771/
Grelai771/
Graili771/
Greliz770/
Grelitsch7511/
Greylishe750/
Greally71674/
Grislis71269/
Grealey71266/
Grelich71204/
Greoles7189/
Grayeli7150/
Greisle7140/
Grelait7135/
Greasly7120/
Greylix7117/
Gërgali7111/
Graylie717/
Grylish713/
Gralich713/
Grjales712/
Griales712/
Nngrali712/
Kgralic711/
Gruelli711/
Grieles711/
Geereli711/
Grayali711/
Grealle711/
Grelicz711/
Gresles711/
Grueles711/
Grielli711/
Grylais711/
Greiliz711/
Ghretli711/
Gralles711/
Greatle711/
Greehalles710/
Grailai710/
Greeliy710/
Greiles710/
Greesli710/
Groelli710/
Grealer710/
Grajales6752,540/
Grela678,827/
Greulich676,477/
Grala674,126/
Greasley672,057/
Graulich671,668/
Greilich67625/
Griselli67332/
Greliche67228/
Grele67191/
Gratelli67167/
Greisler67156/
Gracelli67106/
Grailich6764/
Grili6759/
Greatley6756/
Graselli6756/
Grauslys6754/
Gruelles6750/
Grijales6743/
Grajlich6742/
Grale6738/
Grely6732/
Greselli6727/
Graly6713/
Grehlich679/
Grehalle678/
Graelles677/
Grajeles675/
Grahalic674/
Grawelli674/
Grayales673/
Grojales673/
Gryli673/
Greelees672/
Grahales672/
Graiales671/
Gritelli671/
Greulith671/
Griejoli671/
Greeleys671/
Greisley671/
Grecelli671/
Grasilli671/
Groulios671/
Greylich671/
Grzelaiz671/
Graisley670/
Greealeh670/

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