Grigoriev Surname

150,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Grigoriev Surname User-submission:

Grigoryev (Russian: Григорьев; Ukrainian: Ґригор'єв) is a Russian surname mostly common in Russia and Ukraine. It is derived from the latinized Greek name Gregory (Grigorios).

Grigoriev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0031:143,69216,702
Moldova8911:3,997571
Israel3511:24,3813,593
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Georgia671:55,9046,593
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Canada461:800,99162,809
France351:1,897,792163,564
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England231:2,422,52489,093
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Romania171:1,181,05153,486
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Finland91:610,74534,002
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

The alternate forms: Grigóriev (1) are calculated separately.

Grigoriev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grigoryev (Russian: Григорьев; Ukrainian: Ґригор'єв) is a Russian surname mostly common in Russia and Ukraine. It is derived from the latinized Greek name Gregory (Grigorios).

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Grigoriev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grigoriev (Georgian: გრიგორიევი, Russian: Григориев) is found most in Russia. It may also be found as a variant: Grigóriev. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigoriev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,479th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,486,368 people. The surname Grigoriev is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Grigoriev live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 31 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 1,003 people, or 1 in 143,692. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 18 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live and Sakha Republic, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 30 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Grigoriev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grigoriev surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grigoriev surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Grigoriev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.53% more than the national average, earning $57,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $62,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grigoriev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigoriev in the Georgian language
გრიგორიევიgrigorievi98.18
გრიგორიევgrigoriev1.82
Grigoriev in the Russian language
Григориевgrigoriev-

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