Grigel Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Grigel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grigel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Belarus691:137,69719,449
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Grígel (6) are calculated separately.

Grigel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grigel (Russian: Григель) occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Grígel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Grigel is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Grigel are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Grigel is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 18 percent reside, Arizona, where 15 percent reside and Vermont, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Grigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grigel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grigel last name increased 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grigel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grigel surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% being registered with the party.

The amount Grigel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.05% more than the national average, earning $77,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grígel946/
Griegel92217/
Griggel92134/
Griguel9215/
Grigiel9213/
Greigel922/
Groigel921/
Greiguel8620/
Grijgiel866/
Graiguel861/
Graingel861/
Griegiel861/
Grisel832,161/
Grugel831,107/
Grießl83409/
Gregel83197/
Grizel83116/
Grägel8374/
Griesl8343/
Gricel8342/
Grygel8321/
Grügel8317/
Griegl835/
Grigil831/
Grigelová8048/
Grigelova803/
Grygiel776,483/
Griesel774,180/
Grizzel77413/
Griezel77357/
Grisell77237/
Greisel77140/
Griessl77132/
Grugiel77110/
Grizell7766/
Grichel7745/
Griozel7727/
Gregiel7723/
Griehsl7723/
Gruggel7712/
Griselt7712/
Graizel7710/
Grieszl7710/
Grügiel779/
Gricell777/
Griseld775/
Graisel774/
Gregell773/
Greizel772/
Greguel772/
Greigil771/
Griguil771/
Grizelt771/
Grysiel771/
Grüggel771/
Gruisel771/
Gruegel771/
Gredgel770/
Griziel770/
Gregl73374/
Gresl73242/
Greßl73157/
Grezl7363/
Grešl7362/
Grečl7318/
Grugl7317/
Grecl738/
Grisl732/
Grygl731/
Grizzell711,647/
Griehsel7119/
Griesell717/
Grygield711/
Grysgiel711/
Greiguil711/
Greiscel711/
Ghraygel711/
Griglová711/
Grichele711/
Gryggiel711/
Griscell711/
Gruisell710/
Grisesll710/
Grezil67654/
Grezel67356/
Greißl67275/
Gressl67261/
Gräsel67183/
Grycel67174/
Gresil67153/
Greisl67128/
Gresel67123/
Gryzel6763/
Grígelová6720/
Grizil6714/
Groißl6713/
Gruijl674/
Grejel673/
Grésil673/
Greicl673/
Graighill672/
Grecil672/
Grézil672/
Grzedziel672/
Griesiell671/
G'Reiguil671/
Grizzeull671/
Grizzl671/
Grexel671/
Gricil671/
Griczzell671/
Gruggl671/
Grehsl671/
Grisèl671/
Greżel671/
Grygil671/
Gritchell670/

Grigel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigel in the Russian language
Григельgrigel-

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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 Grigel
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