Grigalava Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Grigalava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 112 | 1:33,442 | 5,031 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Grigalava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grigalava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grigalava (Georgian: გრიგალავა, Russian: Григалава) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigalava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Grigalava live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 33,442. In Georgia Grigalava is primarily concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 65 percent live, Tbilisi, where 24 percent live and Kvemo Kartli, where 4 percent live. Apart from Georgia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigolava | 89 | 346 | / |
| Grigalavich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grigalasvii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grigolova | 78 | 6 | / |
| Grigelova | 78 | 3 | / |
| Grigoleva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Griegelova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grigelová | 67 | 48 | / |
| Griegelová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grigelyová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grigolovich | 60 | 9 | / |
| Grígelová | 56 | 20 | / |
| Grygielová | 53 | 3 | / |
Grigalava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grigalava in the Georgian language | ||
| გრიგალავა | grigalava | - |
| Grigalava in the Russian language | ||
| Григалава | grigalava | - |
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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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- 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 Grigalava
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