Grib Surname

43,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Grib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3,5771:2,656245
Russia3,5211:40,9325,513
Algeria2,7391:14,1042,516
Moldova9601:3,710523
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Kazakhstan1041:170,02416,548
Slovakia651:82,09915,886
Lithuania431:70,57210,443
Kyrgyzstan281:213,30920,787
England231:2,422,52489,093
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Transnistria151:31,6475,088
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Estonia121:110,15019,471
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France91:7,380,302306,885
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Gríb (5) & Gřib (3) are calculated separately.

Grib (291) may also be a first name.

Grib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grib (Bengali: গ্রীব, Georgian: გრიბ, Hindi: गरीब, Russian: Гриб) is found most frequently in Belarus. It may be found as a variant: Gríb or Gřib. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grib? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grib is the 43,982nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 616,857 people. The surname Grib is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Grib are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Grib is also the 517,703rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 291 people.

The surname is most common in Belarus, where it is held by 3,577 people, or 1 in 2,656. In Belarus Grib is primarily found in: Minsk Region, where 24 percent reside, Brest Region, where 20 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Belarus this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Algeria, where 23 percent reside.

Grib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grib has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grib surname rose 986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grib last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 47.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grib earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning R 264,756 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.66% less than the national average, earning $32,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gríb925/
Gřib923/
Ghrib895,387/
Grieb894,792/
Greib89181/
Grzib8994/
Graib8990/
Gribs8970/
Gribė891/
Ghrieb804,137/
Ghreib80782/
Ghraib80220/
Grzhib8013/
Gribsz804/
Gh'rib801/
Greb757,570/
Grip751,484/
Gräb75641/
Grif75524/
Gryb75171/
Griv7538/
Gribova736,942/
Gribová7370/
Gribowa733/
Gribsch732/
Ghreibs731/
Grahieb731/
Grzyb6715,743/
Greif679,061/
Griep674,264/
Gripp673,179/
Grief671,499/
Griff671,344/
Greub67818/
Grift67771/
Greab67552/
Grife67419/
Greeb67376/
Gripe67313/
Ghreb67248/
Graif67235/
Grijp67225/
Ghryb67154/
Griph67134/
Grebs6775/
Griev6767/
Grips6761/
Griew6744/
Grzeb6726/
Gräbs6723/
Grybś6715/
Grihp6714/
Greip6712/
Grybė6710/
Ghrip679/
Greiv677/
Grybs674/
Grayb673/
Grivs672/
Grivz672/
Ghrif671/
Gritf671/
Grisp671/
Greibova671/
Grisf671/
Greyb671/
Griov671/
Grreb671/
Griwt671/
Grebd671/
Greiw671/
Graip670/

Grib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grib in the Georgian language
გრიბgrib-
Grib in the Bengali language
গ্রীবgriba-
Grib in the Hindi language
गरीबgariba66.67
ग़़्रीबgariba33.33
Grib in the Russian language
Грибgrib-

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