Grigoryev Surname

15,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Grigoryev 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).

Grigoryev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia30,1371:4,782559
Kazakhstan3,3141:5,336794
Belarus1,4941:6,359885
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Uzbekistan1141:271,3088,096
Transnistria1061:4,478786
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Moldova461:77,42110,022
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Kyrgyzstan271:221,20921,355
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Grigoryev 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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Grigoryev Last Name Facts

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

Grigoryev (Russian: Григорьйев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigoryev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,638th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 204,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Grigoryev are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 30,137 people, or 1 in 4,782. In Russia Grigoryev is most common in: Chuvash Republic, where 9 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 9 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Grigoryev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Grigoryev are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Grigoryev earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grigoryev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grigoryev in the Russian language
Григорьйевgrigorjev-

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