Griben Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Griben Surname Definition:

Ó Gribín Widespread in the north-eastern counties of Ulster; where it is found as MacGribben, it is a variant of MacCribbin i.e. Mac Roibin, a Connacht name. Its synonym MacRobin is now very rare. SIF 83

Griben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Griben Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Gribín Widespread in the north-eastern counties of Ulster; where it is found as MacGribben, it is a variant of MacCribbin i.e. Mac Roibin, a Connacht name. Its synonym MacRobin is now very rare. SIF 83

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Griben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griben (Russian: Грибен) is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Griben.

How Common Is The Last Name Griben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Griben occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Griben reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,374,634. In Argentina Griben is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Argentina it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Griben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Griben earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieben92270/
Grhiben921/
Greiben920/
Gribeen920/
Gribienė862/
Geeriben861/
Greben832,062/
Gruben831,760/
Gribin83332/
Gräben8320/
Grüben832/
Gribín831/
Gribenova801/
Grebenc77713/
Grebien77537/
Gribina77231/
Grebent7780/
Gribing7716/
Grewien777/
Grimpen775/
Grébent772/
Greeben772/
Grayben772/
Graibin771/
Greiven771/
Griwend770/
Grueben770/
Greaben770/
Grewn731/
Grybienė71636/
Grzebien71185/
Grubienė7189/
Gribnova7129/
Greibing710/
Grebin67736/
Grubin67488/
Grewen6786/
Grewin6783/
Grebenova6717/
Gräwen6710/
Grivne677/
Grebeń675/
Gräbin673/
Grywin673/
Gribinova672/
Greebn672/
Grebem672/
Grebenová671/
Greubn671/
Grebeñ671/
Gräwin671/
Grébin671/
Griwin670/

Griben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griben in the Russian language
Грибенgriben-

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