Griehl Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Griehl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 326 | 1:246,949 | 26,884 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Griehl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griehl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Griehl is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Griehl? popularity and diffusion
It is the 758,524th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname Griehl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Griehl live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 246,949. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Griehl
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