Grigoreva Surname

5,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Grigoreva Surname User-submission:

Version 1. What does the surname Grigoryev mean?

The basis of the surname Grigoryev was the church name Grigory. The baptismal male name Gregory in Greek means 'awake, not sleeping, alert'. One of the patrons of this name is considered St.

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Grigoreva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia94,8251:1,520111
Kazakhstan2,6881:6,5781,004
Belarus1,7431:5,451728
Kyrgyzstan4741:12,6012,316
Uzbekistan2781:111,2566,676
Transnistria1311:3,624614
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Armenia521:56,3502,612
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Georgia351:107,0169,047
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Abkhazia71:34,6952,465
Finland61:916,11741,832
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Grigoreva Surname Meaning

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Version 1. What does the surname Grigoryev mean?

The basis of the surname Grigoryev was the church name Grigory. The baptismal male name Gregory in Greek means 'awake, not sleeping, alert'. One of the patrons of this name is considered St. Gregory, the Patriarch of Antioch, who became famous for his piety, modesty and desire to make the life of believers, especially people from the people, less difficult. The Slavs believed that if you give the child the name of a saint or a great martyr, then his life will be bright and he will easily overcome all difficulties, because there is an invisible connection between the name and destiny of a person. Several noble families of the Grigoryevs are known in the history of Russia, one of the most ancient originates from Merkul Ignatievich and his youngest son Emelyan. This genus of the Grigorievs is recorded in the VI part of the genealogical books of the Kursk and Moscow provinces. Another ancient genus of the Grigoryevs is the offspring of the life partner Fedor Grigoryevich Grigoryev, recorded in the first part of the genealogy book of the Yaroslavl province (General Herbovnik, part III). Among the well-known representatives of the surname are Vasily Vasilievich Grigoriev (1816-1881), an orientalist who was originally a nobleman of the Vladimir province; Pyotr Grigoryevich Grigoryev (1807-1854), Russian actor and playwright.

Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Grigoryev.

In the first hundred of the most common Russian surnames, this one occupies the fourteenth position. The Orthodox name Gregory (from the Greek 'awake') was always among his favorite names, he was willingly given to both princes and peasants. Most 'related' surnames are formed from numerous derivative forms of this name: Grigorkin, Grigorov, Grigorovich, Grigorushkin, Grikin, Grinev, Grinevetsky, Grinivetsky, Grinin, Grinikhin, Grinishin, Grinkov, Grinnikov, Grintsov, Grinchenko, Grinchik, Grinkov, Grinchuk, Grinyakin , Grikhanov, Grikhnov, Gritsay, Gritsevets, Gritsenko, Gritskov, Gritsuk, Gritsunov, Grichaev, Grichukhin, Grishagin, Grishaev, Grishakin, Grishakov, Grishanin, Grishankov, Grishanov, Grishev, Grishenkov, Grishechkin, Grishin, Grishinov, Grishkin , Grishmanov, Grishukov, Grishunin, Grishukhin, Grischuk.

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Grigoreva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grigoreva (Georgian: გრიგორევა, Russian: Григорьева) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigoreva? popularity and diffusion

Grigoreva is the 5,626th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,493 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Grigoreva are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 94,825 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Russia Grigoreva is most frequent in: Chuvash Republic, where 7 percent are found, Moscow, where 6 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia Grigoreva exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Grigoreva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grigoreva last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Grigoreva last name are 18.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grigoreva earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.43% less than the national average, earning $38,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grigoreva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigoreva in the Georgian language
გრიგორევაgrigoreva-
Grigoreva in the Russian language
Григорьеваgrigoreva-

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