Grigas Surname

124,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Grigas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grigas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania2,5521:1,189124
United States7551:480,07840,678
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
England481:1,160,79354,689
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway91:571,36544,190
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Grigas (13) may also be a first name.

Grigas Last Name Facts

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

Grigas (Russian: Григас) is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grigas.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grigas is the 124,918th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,998,230 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Grigas reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Grigas is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Lithuania, where it is borne by 2,552 people, or 1 in 1,189. In Lithuania it is primarily found in: Kaunas County, where 27 percent live, Vilnius County, where 20 percent live and Utena County, where 14 percent live. Other than Lithuania Grigas exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Grigas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grigas last name are 8.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grigas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 149.07% more than the national average, earning 861,992 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning $58,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griggas928/
Grigash923/
Grigase922/
Griga911,609/
Grigat831,231/
Gregas83981/
Ghriga83395/
Grygas83193/
Grigah83142/
Grigos83107/
Griega8312/
Grigga837/
Grigha833/
Grigac832/
Grigaa832/
Gruiga831/
Grigau831/
Grigad831/
Grigay831/
Grigaitts803/
Grigaut77217/
Graigaa77205/
Graigos7757/
Griegos7744/
Grigaux7735/
Greggas7716/
Grisgat773/
Grigous773/
Gregasz772/
Gregash772/
Grigois771/
Grighaj771/
Grigahy770/
Grega733,029/
Grigo731,898/
Gryga731,479/
Grigò732/
Grīga731/
Grigaitė71223/
Ghraigay7162/
Grickgat715/
Grigaitë711/
Greghaus710/
Griego6714,044/
Gregos67286/
Grigou67196/
Greigo67154/
Grzega6769/
Gregga6754/
Griggo6726/
Gregay6718/
Gregat6715/
Gregás6714/
Grygat6710/
Grigho678/
Gregac677/
Grigoy676/
Gregaň675/
Gregasová674/
Graighead673/
Grzyga671/
Gregoa671/
Graigo671/
Greaga671/
Gregasova671/
Gregač671/
Grygaś671/
Grygos671/
Greighead670/
Grisgo670/

Grigas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigas in the Russian language
Григасgrigas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grigas
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