Grevisse Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Grevisse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Grévisse (41) are calculated separately.
Grevisse (695) may also be a first name.
Grevisse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grevisse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grevisse occurs most in Belgium. It can appear as: Grévisse. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grevisse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,011,991st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Grevisse are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 313,557th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 695 people.
The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 99,109. In Belgium Grevisse is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 91 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Belgium it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 46 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grévisse | 96 | 41 | / |
| Grevesse | 88 | 226 | / |
| Gravisse | 88 | 36 | / |
| Grebisse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Grevaise | 88 | 1 | / |
| Grevis | 86 | 183 | / |
| Gervaisse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Grevase | 80 | 943 | / |
| Gervise | 80 | 312 | / |
| Grevais | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gerviss | 80 | 15 | / |
| Grevois | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grevice | 80 | 8 | / |
| Greivis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Greavis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Griviss | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grevese | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grevish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grevies | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greevis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Girviss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gravise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grievis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gervaise | 75 | 1,605 | / |
| Gervoise | 75 | 165 | / |
| Grebissi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gravaise | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gervesse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greibiss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grewiese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greves | 71 | 675 | / |
| Gervis | 71 | 570 | / |
| Grewis | 71 | 131 | / |
| Grevys | 71 | 60 | / |
| Grebis | 71 | 25 | / |
| Grevez | 71 | 12 | / |
| Grevex | 71 | 7 | / |
| Grevisova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grivis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grevaiche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girvis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Greevisch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gervais | 67 | 71,124 | / |
| Greaves | 67 | 36,229 | / |
| Gervase | 67 | 4,909 | / |
| Grieves | 67 | 3,883 | / |
| Greeves | 67 | 1,867 | / |
| Gervois | 67 | 944 | / |
| Grivois | 67 | 426 | / |
| Gerbese | 67 | 290 | / |
| Gerbise | 67 | 241 | / |
| Greives | 67 | 196 | / |
| Grevace | 67 | 98 | / |
| Greivys | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gravisi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Grevich | 67 | 31 | / |
| Grebisz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Grebois | 67 | 19 | / |
| Grebish | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gervese | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gervisi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gribiss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gerveis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Grivisi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Grevici | 67 | 5 | / |
| Grebess | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grevets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gervice | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerwise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grivase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girvice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girvish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geruese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greibes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gervish | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gerbeis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grovese | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Grevisse
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