Grichel Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grichel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grichel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grichel (39) may also be a first name.

Grichel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grichel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grichel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Grichel live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Grichel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 34 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Grichel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grichel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grichel last name rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grichel Last Name Statistics demography

Grichel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grichele931/
Grischel930/
Gricel9242/
Greischel8868/
Grieschel881/
Gritchell880/
Gruchel86252/
Grishel86245/
Grechel8617/
Gricell867/
Griceld863/
Grychel861/
Greschel8080/
Griehsel8019/
Griceldt808/
Griscell801/
Gretchel801/
Greiscel801/
Grechell800/
Greishel800/
Grisel772,161/
Grigel77270/
Grycel77174/
Grizel77116/
Grikel7747/
Grilhe7715/
Gritel775/
Greicl773/
Griecl771/
Gricil771/
Greihl770/
Gretschel75559/
Gretchell755/
Griczzell751/
Griesel714,180/
Grizzel71413/
Griezel71357/
Grisell71237/
Gretzschel71227/
Grailhe71143/
Greisel71140/
Griggel71134/
Gritsel71104/
Greckel71102/
Grissel7183/
Grizell7166/
Greißel7152/
Greshel7148/
Greczel7147/
Grießel7138/
Grykiel7130/
Griselt7112/
Graizel7110/
Grycell719/
Griseld715/
Graisel714/
Greizel712/
Griosel712/
Greigel712/
Greztschel711/
Grysiel711/
Grätzschel711/
Gruisel711/
Greciel711/
Groigel711/
Grekiel711/
Griszel711/
Gretschell711/
Grixell710/
Griziel710/
Greil673,852/
Griessel672,566/
Grizzell671,647/
Grail671,492/
Greul671,132/
Grile67289/
Grissell67229/
Grele67191/
Greal6766/
Greyl6751/
Greissel6749/
Griszell6741/
Gritl6736/
Grecl678/
Griesell677/
Grilh675/
Gretl674/
Greisele672/
Groil672/
Gruil671/
Grgil671/
Grelh671/
Gryoshel671/
Greyciel671/
Gruisell670/
Gretchil670/
Grietzel670/
Grisesll670/

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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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  • 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 Grichel
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