Gries Surname

46,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gries Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gries Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,5241:10,7001,347
United States2,4261:149,40615,389
France4751:139,83721,514
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Austria921:92,55913,542
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Israel651:131,65614,227
Canada601:614,09350,489
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England261:2,143,00282,017
Wales111:281,32115,850
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Panama61:652,04310,051
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

The alternate forms: Grieš (115), Griès (2) & Grieș (1) are calculated separately.

Gries (193) may also be a first name.

Gries Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gries is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Grieš, Griès or Grieș. Click here for other possible spellings of Gries.

How Common Is The Last Name Gries? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,720th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 656,891 people. The surname Gries occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gries live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gries is also the 653,740th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 193 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 7,524 people, or 1 in 10,700. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany Gries is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Gries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gries has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 798 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gries Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gries surname are 18.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.21% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieš93115/
Griès932/
Grieș931/
Griese918,003/
Griess911,914/
Griest911,113/
Griesz9132/
Griehs9127/
Griets912/
Griyes911/
Grieas911/
Ghries911/
Groies910/
Griees910/
Graies910/
Gris895,622/
Gres894,684/
Grie89413/
Griesch83307/
Griesse83229/
Grijesh839/
Grigges835/
Greiess831/
Grieesh831/
Grețies831/
Ghriest830/
Grice8021,420/
Grier8020,521/
Gress8011,868/
Grist805,391/
Grish804,840/
Griep804,264/
Greis804,160/
Grise802,564/
Gresh801,803/
Ghris801,047/
Gruis80971/
Griss80821/
Grais80758/
Greys80726/
Greus80640/
Grieß80572/
Grois80463/
Grese80400/
Grees80390/
Grets80333/
Griet80288/
Grehs80280/
Grest80277/
Groes80272/
Greas80267/
Grges80192/
Grzes80167/
Graes8092/
Grejs8086/
Griys8086/
Grijs8067/
Gresz8054/
Griez8050/
Grisz8037/
Grios8036/
Ngris8025/
Grieč8017/
Grues8015/
Grieh8015/
Grihe8013/
Griis8013/
Gried809/
Griec806/
Greds806/
Grgis804/
Griee802/
Gryes802/
Ngrie802/
Grisp801/
Gryis801/
Grhes801/
Grres801/
Griea801/
Grgie801/
Griej801/
Ngres801/
Griey800/
Grezs800/
Griesche77540/
Grietsch7714/
Geeriets773/
Griesova773/
Griesová771/
Greiss732,459/
Gresse731,781/
Gresch731,282/
Griche731,231/
Groiss731,072/
Ghrais73918/
Ghrist73668/
Ghriss73455/
Greese73386/
Grisse73324/
Graiss73249/
Griech73239/
Greist73227/
Grayes73217/
Greish73211/
Greuse73206/
Groess73201/
Griepp73199/
Greest73198/
Greise73192/
Grease73185/
Gruijs73157/
Greash73153/
Graise73140/
Grisch73140/
Groise73139/
Geeris73119/
Groesz73112/
Gryesh73109/
Greisz73103/
Groiez7392/
Groehs7389/
Groues7379/
Greice7368/
Gruits7368/
Groihs7357/
Grieße7346/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Greesh7334/
Greess7329/
Gretts7325/
Grzesz7323/
Graice7320/
Gørges7320/
Grzesh7319/
Groisz7312/
Greyis7311/
Gruess7311/
Griežė7311/
Graiye739/
Gryess739/
Gruesz738/
Geerie738/
Grress737/
Greije736/
Greyes736/
Graues736/
Greyas735/
Griece735/
Greyss735/
Greais735/
Griois735/
Greets734/
Graias734/
Cgrier734/
Greays734/
Ghrier734/
Grayis733/
Geeres733/
Graess733/
Grajes733/
Grgish733/
Grajie733/
Greihs733/
Graish732/
Ghreis732/
Griése732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Groyis731/
Gruice731/
Gruise731/
Grisce731/
Grissp731/
Groesh731/
Greshe731/
Gresth731/
Greyds731/
Greysh731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Ghresh731/
Ghroes731/
Groish731/
Graits731/
Grioss731/
Gruehs731/
Grawes731/
Greuss731/
Greius731/
Grièse731/
Griehe731/
Grijeh731/
Grégis731/
Grejas731/
Grijei731/
Graiie731/
Greaes731/
Graesh731/
Graiex731/
Growes730/
Groice730/
Gruish730/
Griett730/
Greyse730/
Gredss730/
Grierr730/
Greush730/
Grisze730/
Greeis730/
Griessová714/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grys671,652/
Grix67960/
Griz67587/
Greisch67507/
Graiche67452/
Groesch67360/
Greś67355/
Grouios67316/
Greiche67289/
Gruhier67196/
Greijer67131/
Gräs67119/
Graisse67113/
Gresova67110/
Grzesch6779/
Greč6777/
Graesch6774/
Geerets6764/
Griß6757/
Grouiez6755/
Geerish6743/
Grée6736/
Gřes6731/
Grajesz6731/
Graishe6729/
Grisová6728/
Grex6725/
Grès6718/
Grje6717/
Greé6716/
Greggis6713/
Gruiyer6711/
Gritche6710/
Grej6710/
Griyech6710/
Geerges678/
Gresche677/
Greigie677/
Graigie676/
Greisse675/
Ghrisse675/
Grieche675/
Grye674/
Graiszh674/
Grețieş674/
Grishch674/
Griggis673/
Ghriche673/
Grisstt672/
Graisch672/
Geheres672/
Gresová672/
Grié672/
Grés672/
Graious671/
Grajesh671/
Grissch671/
Grestch671/
Greyass671/
Greyiss671/
Grauest671/
Geeresh671/
Gh'riss671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Grische671/
Greaise671/
Grraise671/
Griš671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Geergis671/
Grji671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Greaess670/
Greasse670/
Greutsh670/
Graiyer670/
Gredsch670/
Greeyes670/
Greusch670/
Graisth670/

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