Grigst Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Grigst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grigst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Grigst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grigst is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grigst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grigst is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Grigst are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 75 percent live and Central District, where 25 percent live. Excluding Israel it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griegst923/
Grigs91154/
Griggs8340,814/
Graigs833/
Grikgs831/
Grigss831/
Griegs831/
Greigs831/
Grieggs7744/
Grigsgy775/
Greiggs774/
Graiggs772/
Griggsd771/
Grriggs770/
Gregs7377/
Grics7312/
Griks733/
Grīgs732/
Grigz731/
Graikste7118/
Greikste711/
Graiksts711/
Greggs671,716/
Gricks67293/
Griecs6743/
Gregsh6740/
Gruics6725/
Graics6720/
Greegs678/
Gruiks676/
Grikss672/
Gregse671/
Gráics671/

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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 Grigst
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