Grein Surname

68,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Grein Surname User-submission:

The surname Grein or Grimm refers to a green valley, where their ancestors lived.

Grein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6201:30,7274,049
Brazil2,3201:92,2733,475
United States1,4991:241,80023,088
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Austria1471:57,9289,062
France1431:464,49566,161
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Australia341:793,99150,673
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Wales201:154,72710,755
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England111:5,065,278148,650
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Grein (49) may also be a first name.

Grein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Grein or Grimm refers to a green valley, where their ancestors lived.

- victor.grein

Grein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grein (Georgian: გრეინი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻦ, Russian: Грэин) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grein is the 68,529th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,005,317 people. Grein occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Grein live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grein is also the 1,430,306th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 49 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,620 people, or 1 in 30,727. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 35 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Grein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 937 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grein last name are 11.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning 193,614 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $46,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greing91331/
Greine91176/
Greijn91141/
Greuin91122/
Gresin9151/
Gretin9115/
Grecin918/
Greian915/
G'Rein912/
Greind912/
Greint911/
Greßin911/
Greien911/
Greinn910/
Grechin831,247/
Greisen831,065/
Gressin83517/
Greiten83226/
Grehian8310/
Gresing8310/
Grehsin8310/
Greting835/
Greisin834/
Greecin834/
Grettin832/
Grecing832/
G'Reine831/
Ghreine831/
Greßing831/
Greying831/
Groeian831/
Green80854,846/
Groen8018,971/
Grine8014,152/
Grain804,080/
Gruen802,868/
Greim802,632/
Grene801,269/
Grgin80352/
Graen80344/
Greyn80211/
Gruin80189/
Grien80137/
Grean80119/
Grijn8033/
Groin8032/
Greun805/
Grhin801/
Grinh801/
Grhen800/
Greising77537/
Greußing77144/
Greutink7766/
Gresienė7755/
Greichen7747/
Greißing7741/
Greusing7726/
Gressing7721/
Greeting7710/
Greating772/
Greszing772/
Greggian772/
Greinová771/
Ghreinne771/
Greesing770/
Greasing770/
Grehting770/
Greene73204,558/
Graine734,139/
Grehan732,374/
Gracin73727/
Grujin73709/
Greten73607/
Greyan73532/
Greune73442/
Gruian73274/
Griten73216/
Griyan73209/
Grisin73208/
Groian73174/
Gracen73124/
Grysen73103/
Gresen7397/
Groehn7392/
Gruehn7389/
Grasin7358/
Grejon7353/
Gruion7349/
Growen7335/
Greane7331/
Greant7326/
Gratin7324/
Gruyin7324/
Greenn7322/
Grauen7321/
Gruihn7320/
Groyen7320/
Graten7319/
Greean7317/
Grysin7316/
Grayen7315/
Groine7313/
Graing7311/
Greenh7311/
Grisen739/
Grreen739/
Gricin738/
Grejan738/
Graßen738/
Grácin738/
Graehn736/
Grijan736/
Gräten736/
Graind736/
Ghrain734/
Grrene733/
Gregne733/
Graint733/
Graien733/
Ghreen732/
Groing732/
Hgreen732/
Ghrine732/
Grasen732/
Grycen732/
Gruyen732/
Greyne732/
Ågreen732/
Grenåe732/
Gruenn732/
Grouen732/
Griion732/
Ggreen731/
Groyin731/
Gruinn731/
Grojen731/
Greund731/
Grayin731/
Greamn731/
Greanc731/
Greatn731/
Grrine731/
Ngrain731/
Graion731/
Greand731/
Gritin731/
Greïne731/
Grésin731/
Gørgen731/
Greeyn731/
Greuen731/
Grijen731/
Gruing730/
Greyon730/
Grecen730/
Greunn730/
Grawen730/
Greyen730/
Grienn730/
Groinn730/
Ghroen730/
Greann730/
Greyun730/
Groenn730/
Gryian730/
Greussing71324/
Greissing71177/
Greatting7162/
Gressingh718/
Gresszing711/
Gran6713,993/
Grassin671,364/
Gritten671,243/
Grytten67554/
Grissen67471/
Grijsen67363/
Greacen67236/
Grissin67198/
Gruisen67149/
Gratten67142/
Grejsen67142/
Grasing67138/
Gryting67107/
Grachen6797/
Gretten6791/
Grichin6773/
Grichen6770/
Grauten6767/
Greehan6765/
Grawien6765/
Gräsing6756/
Grausen6750/
Gressen6745/
Gruicin6742/
Grouten6735/
Grechen6733/
Greysen6733/
Grishyn6729/
Graysen6728/
Gruggen6724/
Grainne6724/
Grassen6721/
Grittin6718/
Grachin6717/
Grán6716/
K'Grain6714/
Grechyn6713/
Graaten6713/
Grđijan6713/
Greesen6712/
Graween6711/
D'green6710/
Grisink678/
Griyeng677/
Graisin677/
Groggin676/
Griszyn676/
Griszin675/
Greasim674/
Greusen674/
Grattin673/
Grasint673/
Ngruyen673/
Grasien672/
Gracind672/
Grehant672/
Grehten672/
Grijian672/
Grycink672/
Grayene672/
Grayhen671/
Kgreene671/
Ncgroin671/
Ngreyen671/
Hgreene671/
G'Raine671/
Gracing671/
Graheim671/
Graihen671/
Griscin671/
Grising671/
Greesim671/
Greyhan671/
Gridten671/
Graycen671/
Graying671/
Greanne671/
Greeneh671/
Greenhe671/
Ghraien671/
Greicim671/
Geeryen671/
Graßing671/
Gricent671/
Ghraian671/
Graisen671/
Gritenn671/
Grating670/
Greasen670/
Greggen670/
Grasend670/
Grautin670/
Geergen670/
Gresent670/
Greyhun670/
Growenn670/
Greyten670/
Graycin670/
Grisind670/
Greyone670/
Graicen670/
Griggen670/
Graysin670/
Grisinn670/
Grayten670/
Ghreean670/

Grein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grein in the Georgian language
გრეინიgreini-
Grein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻦakryn83.33
ﺍﻗﺮﻳﻦaqryn16.67
Grein in the Russian language
Грэинgrein-

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