Grels Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Grels (54) may also be a first name.

Grels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grels (Russian: Грелс) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Grels is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Grels live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 54 people.

The last name Grels is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia Grels is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 50 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groels91126/
Graels9123/
Gruels916/
Grelse911/
Grells910/
Graells831,429/
Grelles8324/
Griells838/
Gruells831/
Groells831/
Graelss831/
Gröls8043/
Grelz8021/
Grils804/
Gryls802/
Grles801/
Grüls801/
Gruelles7750/
Graelles777/
Grills733,562/
Grylls73803/
Grälls7362/
Groelz7354/
Grölls731/
Grelze730/
Grilles6734/
Grillse670/
Grilz60459/
Grölz60135/
Grilce552/
Grillez501/

Grels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grels in the Russian language
Грелсgrels-

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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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  • 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 Grels
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