Grigoraş Surname

208,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Grigoraş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grigoraş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,9851:10,1151,326
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Grigoras (15,661), Grigoraš (3) & Grigorás (1) are calculated separately.

Grigoraş (12) may also be a first name.

Grigoraş Last Name Facts

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

Grigoraş is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Grigoras, Grigoraš or Grigorás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigoraş? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,282nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,669,459 people. Grigoraş is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grigoraş are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 1,985 people, or 1 in 10,115. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Suceava County, where 15 percent reside, Neamț County, where 10 percent reside and Bacău County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Romania it is found in one country. It is also found in Moldova, where 0 percent reside.

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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
  • 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 Grigoraş
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