Grihn Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grihn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grihn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Grihn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grihn is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grihn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grihn is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Grihn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Grihn live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Grihn is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live. Aside from Germany Grihn is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruihn9120/
Grin8915,017/
Grion801,609/
Gröhn801,578/
Grina801,026/
Grint80871/
Gring80780/
Grehn80462/
Grühn80396/
Grinn80372/
Grgin80352/
Gruin80189/
Grien80137/
Grind80118/
Grähn8074/
Grøhn8046/
Gråhn8034/
Grimh8033/
Grijn8033/
Grimn8016/
Grzin807/
Grinė802/
Gryhn801/
Ghrin801/
Hgrin800/
Grisn800/
Grn7510/
Groehn7392/
Gruehn7389/
Geerin7369/
Ghring7321/
Grinne739/
Graehn736/
Grindt733/
Grring732/
Grimne732/
Gruinn731/
Ghrina731/
Grinng731/
Gőring731/
Grienn730/
Grim6714,700/
Grün6712,422/
Gren678,043/
Geering671,467/
Grøn67941/
Grön67925/
Gryn67685/
Grinova67228/
Geerink67159/
Grän67146/
Grén6740/
Grng6719/
Gringue679/
Grne679/
Grinová678/
Grűn676/
Griń674/
Grnk672/
Grÿn672/
Grzn672/
Hgrn671/
Griñ671/
Gøhring671/
Gőhring671/
Qgrn671/
Ggrn671/
Ghrn671/
Grnt670/

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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
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  • 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 Grihn
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