Grieš Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Grieš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 110 | 1:48,513 | 9,303 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
The alternate forms: Gries (11,094), Grieș (1) & Griès (2) are calculated separately.
Grieš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grieš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grieš is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gries, Grieș or Griès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grieš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Grieš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grieš live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Grieš is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 48,513. In Slovakia Grieš is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 96 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Slovakia Grieš occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Grieš
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis