Grig Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Grig Surname Definition:

The king "round whose name, amplified to Gregory by the writers of a later age, a cloud of legendary fiction gathered." See Giric.

Grig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7831:184,06520,586
Armenia1291:22,7151,479
Romania1221:164,57317,104
Belarus581:163,81122,061
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Moldova91:395,70828,721
France81:8,302,840321,660
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Grig (381) may also be a first name.

Grig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The king "round whose name, amplified to Gregory by the writers of a later age, a cloud of legendary fiction gathered." See Giric.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Grig Last Name Facts

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

Grig (Russian: Григ) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,292nd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Grig reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Grig is also the 444,187th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 381 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 184,065. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 30 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 3 percent live. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 10 percent live and Romania, where 9 percent live.

Grig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grig surname expanded 131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Catholic (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grig last name are 16.92% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 29.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grig earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning $31,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greig8922,054/
Grigg8915,557/
Graig89503/
Grieg89403/
Grigs89154/
Grigė893/
Grigt892/
Grigz891/
Ghrig891/
Grigk890/
Groig890/
Griggs8040,814/
Greigg8088/
Griegg8033/
Graigg805/
Grigue805/
Greigh803/
Graigs803/
Geerig802/
Graigh802/
Greigk801/
Grikgs801/
Grigss801/
Greigs801/
Greg756,119/
Grix75960/
Grik75292/
Gric75248/
Gryg7560/
Grug758/
Grjg751/
Grèg751/
Gräg751/
Grüg751/
Griq751/
Grigová7391/
Grigova7315/
Greigue735/
Greiggs734/
Graigue732/
Graiggs732/
Geerigk731/
Graigtt731/
Grriggs730/
Gregg6747,775/
Grgec67593/
Grike67472/
Griek67341/
Greik67209/
Gregz67201/
Grick67130/
Groix6792/
Gregs6777/
Grikh6773/
Grgek6772/
Grzic6765/
Graic6760/
Grägg6755/
Gruic6745/
Grygh6743/
Gruik6743/
Greeg6742/
Grzik6735/
Graik6722/
Grics6712/
Griec676/
Gregh674/
Greag674/
Griķe673/
Groic673/
Grugg673/
Gregt673/
Grisc673/
Grecg672/
Grigľová672/
Grīgs672/
Greic672/
Ghrik671/
Grygz671/
Gregp671/
Greigová671/
Greiq671/
Ghrug671/
Gritc671/
Gricė671/
Gregc671/
Grzeg671/
Gruix671/
Gridc671/
Grayg670/
Greyg670/
Grugh670/

Grig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grig in the Russian language
Григgrig-

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