Grigoreva Surname
Approximately 100,527 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGrigoreva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 94,825 | 1:1,520 | 111 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,688 | 1:6,578 | 1,004 |
| Belarus | 1,743 | 1:5,451 | 728 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 474 | 1:12,601 | 2,316 |
| Uzbekistan | 278 | 1:111,256 | 6,676 |
| Transnistria | 131 | 1:3,624 | 614 |
| Turkmenistan | 93 | 1:59,023 | 1,134 |
| Armenia | 52 | 1:56,350 | 2,612 |
| Moldova | 52 | 1:68,488 | 9,194 |
| Georgia | 35 | 1:107,016 | 9,047 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Tajikistan | 16 | 1:524,168 | 3,647 |
| Azerbaijan | 16 | 1:603,070 | 10,870 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Abkhazia | 7 | 1:34,695 | 2,465 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Grigoreva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
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 Political Affiliation
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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 found most frequently in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Grigoreva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grigoreva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,626th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 72,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Grigoreva reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Grigoreva is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 94,825 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Russia Grigoreva is most common in: Chuvash Republic, where 7 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Russia it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Grigoreva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Grigoreva last name is principally 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 surname are 18.95% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 65.72% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigorieva | 95 | 1,476 | / |
| Grigor'eva | 95 | 58 | / |
| Grigoreyva | 95 | 2 | / |
| Grigorevas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grigorevaa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grigoroeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grigoreeva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grrigoreva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Grigorev | 94 | 97,714 | / |
| Grigorzheva | 90 | 1 | / |
| Grigoriev | 89 | 2,931 | / |
| Gregoreva | 89 | 162 | / |
| Grigor'ev | 89 | 58 | / |
| Grigoriva | 89 | 35 | / |
| Grigoryva | 89 | 9 | / |
| Grigoreev | 89 | 7 | / |
| Grygoreva | 89 | 7 | / |
| Grigorewa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Grigareva | 89 | 2 | / |
| Grrigorev | 89 | 2 | / |
| Grigereva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grigorevo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gregorieva | 84 | 12 | / |
| Grigoriewa | 84 | 6 | / |
| Grigorevoy | 84 | 1 | / |
| Grigarieva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gregorev | 82 | 309 | / |
| Grigoriv | 82 | 62 | / |
| Grigorew | 82 | 35 | / |
| Grygorev | 82 | 6 | / |
| Grigoref | 82 | 6 | / |
| Grigarev | 82 | 2 | / |
| Grigorjv | 82 | 1 | / |
| Grigoriew | 78 | 142 | / |
| Gregoriev | 78 | 40 | / |
| Grygoriev | 78 | 23 | / |
| Grigoreff | 78 | 23 | / |
| Grigorief | 78 | 9 | / |
| Gregoriva | 78 | 5 | / |
| Gregoreev | 78 | 5 | / |
| Grigoryov | 78 | 4 | / |
| Grigorovo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grigoreif | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gregorava | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grigóriev | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grigorieff | 74 | 224 | / |
| Grigoriová | 74 | 3 | / |
| Griegoriew | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grigaryova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Grygoriv | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gregoryv | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gregoriv | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grygoryv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grygoriew | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gregoriew | 67 | 20 | / |
| Grigaryov | 67 | 1 | / |
Grigoreva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grigoreva in the Georgian language | ||
| გრიგორევა | grigoreva | - |
| Grigoreva in the Russian language | ||
| Григорьева | grigoreva | - |
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