Grelin Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Grelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3591:185,02228,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Grélin (2) are calculated separately.

Grelin (35) may also be a first name.

Grelin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grelin (Russian: Грелин) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Grélin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grelin? popularity and diffusion

Grelin is the 763,307th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. Grelin is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Grelin reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name Grelin is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 185,022. In France Grelin is most frequent in: Réunion, where 34 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent reside. Excluding France Grelin is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grélin942/
Greslin92213/
Greling9224/
Greylin923/
Grelien922/
Graelin921/
Gretlin921/
Greyling8615,273/
Greiling86902/
Greeling86118/
Greislin863/
Greylink861/
Gresling861/
Grethlin860/
Gerlin83827/
Girlin83108/
Grolin8372/
Grylin8339/
Gyrlin8331/
Gralin8325/
Grelen8321/
Grilin833/
Grelyn831/
Grelim831/
Greehling8024/
Greijling8011/
Greesling800/
Gerling7710,075/
Girling774,769/
Guerlin77558/
Grislin77252/
Gröling77174/
Gärling77100/
Grielen7785/
Girlina7766/
Guirlin7750/
Graylin7748/
Gyrlina7739/
Gyrling7718/
Gerlina7717/
Gerlind7713/
Gryling7712/
Geerlin774/
Griling773/
Greslen772/
Grollin772/
Gerlien771/
Gherlin771/
Greylng771/
Gerlion771/
Gerlint771/
Grilina771/
Gritlin770/
Ghirlin770/
Greleen770/
Grehlen770/
Groylin770/
Grealim770/
Gretlen770/
Groln731/
Grlen730/
Geerling711,472/
Gierling71732/
Grayling71630/
Geerlink71117/
Gröhling7188/
Guerling7133/
Grähling7120/
Grallien7114/
Grailing7112/
Ågerlind7110/
Gjørling714/
Grajling713/
Gerhlien712/
Gherling711/
Greyleng711/
Gerrling710/
Gerrlion710/
Gralen6749/
Gerlen6725/
Gralén6722/
Gerlim6714/
Gerlinova672/
Graillion671/
Girlim671/
Girlyn671/
Gerlyn671/
Grlhen670/

Grelin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grelin in the Russian language
Грелинgrelin-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grelin
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