Gries Surname
Approximately 11,094 people bear this surname
Gries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,524 | 1:10,700 | 1,347 |
| United States | 2,426 | 1:149,406 | 15,389 |
| France | 475 | 1:139,837 | 21,514 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Austria | 92 | 1:92,559 | 13,542 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Israel | 65 | 1:131,656 | 14,227 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 304 | 1:165,193 | 14,986 |
The alternate forms: Grieš (115), Griès (2) & Grieș (1) are calculated separately.
Gries (193) may also be a first name.
Gries Demographics
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Gries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gries is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Grieš, Griès or Grieș. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gries? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 46,720th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 656,891 people. The surname Gries is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gries reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gries is also the 653,740th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 193 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 7,524 people, or 1 in 10,700. In Germany Gries is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Gries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gries last name grew 798 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gries Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gries last name are 18.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gries earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,982 CAD per year.
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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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