Grellis Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Grellis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grellis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grellis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grellis is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grellis.

How Common Is The Last Name Grellis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Grellis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Grellis are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 45 percent reside, Dorset, where 27 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Grellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grellis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grellis surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grellis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grellis surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grellois9324/
Grelli921,028/
Gryllis86743/
Grillis86183/
Grelles8624/
Grellys867/
Grellie863/
Grellia863/
Grielli861/
Gruelli861/
Groelli860/
Grlis831/
Gruelles8050/
Graelles807/
Grellich801/
Grelly's801/
Grillies800/
Grillise800/
Grilli7717,487/
Grella774,969/
Grelle771,260/
Grylli77489/
Grelly7712/
Grellé771/
Grellet711,281/
Grillitsch71678/
Greller71554/
Grzella71409/
Gruelle71158/
Grillia71124/
Groelle7189/
Grilles7134/
Griolli7132/
Grelley7126/
Gryllia7117/
Grillie7116/
Grillai7110/
Grilliz713/
Grellee711/
Grillio711/
Graelle711/
Greulle711/
Greelly711/
Grielly711/
Greelle710/
Grüllich6756/
Grlic6734/
Grillich6727/
Gröllich6710/
Gërli678/
Grliç671/
Gresller671/
Grles671/
Grillitc671/
Grellett670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grellis
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