Grel Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belarus

Grel Surname User-submission:

Grel is a surname worn in central and southern France. It comes from a term for 'cricket', either as a place name (where the cricket sings) or as nickname.

Grel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2861:132,89819,413
France2121:313,31547,708
Belarus1241:76,62112,345
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Romania281:717,06748,956
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grel (77) may also be a first name.

Grel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grel is a surname worn in central and southern France. It comes from a term for 'cricket', either as a place name (where the cricket sings) or as nickname.

- charlyse

Grel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grel (Russian: Грель) is found most frequently in Poland. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 435,773rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. Grel is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Grel live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 36 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,100,117th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 132,898. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent reside and Belarus, where 16 percent reside.

Grel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grel surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Grel last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

Grel earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grell897,368/
Gruel893,927/
Grehl891,268/
Greul891,132/
Grael89303/
Groel89271/
Gresl89242/
Griel89211/
Greel8996/
Grrel896/
Ngrel891/
Greld891/
Grelh891/
Grzel891/
Gûrel891/
Grl8640/
Graell801,493/
Groell80643/
Gruell80486/
Griehl80377/
Graehl80103/
Groehl8085/
Gruehl8060/
Griell8051/
Ghrael8017/
Grellt8011/
Greull808/
Greell803/
Grriel801/
Grrell801/
Gregli801/
Gril751,747/
Gryl75419/
Grül753/
Gröl752/
Ghrl751/
Ggrl751/
Qgrl751/
Gïrl751/
Grll751/
Grelová7356/
Grelova7322/
Geereel736/
Grill6714,851/
Grüll671,033/
Gröll67645/
Gröhl67438/
Grzyl67203/
Gryll6783/
Gräll6775/
Grellová6753/
Grühl6739/
Griol6729/
Grilh675/
Grellova672/
Grisl672/
Grgli671/
Grähl671/
Gruil671/
Grgil671/
Geerl671/
Grlet671/
Gryol671/
Grűll671/

Grel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grel in the Russian language
Грельgrel-

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