Grem Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Grem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1171:8,0861,225
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Austria641:133,05418,198
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Grêm (1) are calculated separately.

Grem (1,092) may also be a first name.

Grem Last Name Facts

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

Grem (Hindi: ग्रेम, Oriya: େଗମ, Russian: Грем) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Grêm. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,062nd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,734,539 people. The surname Grem is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Grem live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,504th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,092 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,117 people, or 1 in 8,086. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Grem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grem surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Catholic (43%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grem surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Grem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grêm921/
Greim892,632/
Griem891,290/
Gremm89847/
Gream89599/
Greem89116/
Grehm8978/
Graem8966/
Greme8943/
Greym897/
Groem894/
Gremh891/
Gremt891/
Gremk891/
Gremd890/
Gremme80507/
Greame8049/
Geerem8014/
Griehm8013/
Greeme8013/
Groemm807/
Greime806/
Greytm801/
Griemh801/
Ngreem801/
Grgeem801/
Greimm800/
Greahm800/
Greemn800/
Grim7514,700/
Gren758,043/
Greń752,768/
Germ751,178/
Grym75391/
Girm7525/
Grne759/
Greñ751/
Gjrm751/
Gremova732/
Graheim731/
Green67854,846/
Grimm6792,137/
Groen6718,971/
Ågren675,097/
Grime673,134/
Gruen672,868/
Germe671,441/
Girme67908/
Grehn67462/
Graen67344/
Grenn67296/
Grent67175/
Grien67137/
Graim67109/
Grend67104/
Grymm6753/
Grøne6752/
Grimh6733/
Grren6732/
Grihm6729/
Øgrim6724/
Gryme6723/
Greng6722/
Grenå6722/
Grömm6721/
Grijm6718/
Grimn6716/
Gärme6713/
Graym6712/
Øgren6712/
Ågrim6711/
Gråne6711/
Hgren6710/
Gehrm677/
Ghrim677/
Greun675/
Grhim675/
Gherm674/
Grism674/
Guerm674/
Grøen674/
Gåren673/
Ngren673/
Greimová672/
Gærne672/
Ghirm672/
Grđen672/
Grrim671/
Girmm671/
Ghrne671/
Ngerm671/
Germt671/
Grenø671/
Grień671/
Grőne671/
Grimd670/
Gruim670/
Guirm670/
Gruym670/
Groim670/
Gresn670/
Ghren670/

Grem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grem in the Hindi language
ग्रेमgrema-
Grem in the Oriya language
େଗମegama-
Grem in the Russian language
Гремgrem-

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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 Grem
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