Grell Surname

67,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Dominica

Grell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7531:21,4512,848
United States2,1581:167,96117,012
Poland1951:194,91726,205
Denmark1571:35,9543,745
Austria1451:58,7279,183
France1321:503,20270,199
Canada1171:314,92028,951
England711:784,76142,668
Dominica711:1,069223
Trinidad and Tobago651:20,9842,411
Slovakia581:92,00817,690
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Chile231:765,93416,989
Norway231:223,57824,793
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Grenada91:12,059865
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Anguilla21:6,718471
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Grell (72) may also be a first name.

Grell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grell (Russian: Грелль) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Grell.

How Common Is The Last Name Grell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grell is the 67,536th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 989,081 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Grell live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name Grell is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,753 people, or 1 in 21,451. In Germany Grell is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany Grell exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Grell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grell last name rose 1,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 710 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grell surname are 16.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Grell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.29% less than the national average, earning 230,867 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.2% more than the national average, earning $62,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graell911,493/
Groell91643/
Gruell91486/
Griell9151/
Grellt9111/
Greull918/
Greell913/
Grrell911/
Grel89788/
Grll891/
Grill8014,851/
Gruel803,927/
Grehl801,268/
Greul801,132/
Grüll801,033/
Gröll80645/
Grael80303/
Groel80271/
Gresl80242/
Griel80211/
Greel8096/
Gryll8083/
Gräll8075/
Grrel806/
Ngrel801/
Greld801/
Grelh801/
Grzel801/
Grűll801/
Gûrel801/
Grellová7753/
Grellova772/
Grl7540/
Griehl73377/
Graehl73103/
Groehl7385/
Gruehl7360/
Ghrael7317/
Grzyll738/
Gruill733/
Grilld732/
Gregli731/
Grriel731/
Grioll731/
Gril671,747/
Gryl67419/
Grelová6756/
Grelova6722/
Geereel676/
Grül673/
Gröl672/
Ggrl671/
Qgrl671/
Gïrl671/
Ghrl671/

Grell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grell in the Russian language
Грелльgrell-

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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 Grell
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