Grijalba Surname

55,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Grijalba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grijalba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,7011:10,1631,061
Costa Rica1,0391:4,601383
Spain9081:51,4894,793
Mexico6481:191,5535,295
United States3901:929,38269,672
Peru3601:88,2895,924
Nicaragua2371:25,4051,064
Ecuador1571:101,3116,214
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
Guatemala1371:117,3923,111
El Salvador1181:53,7621,306
Panama681:57,5332,676
Honduras611:144,5321,951
Paraguay491:147,6893,066
Chile401:440,41211,644
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belize111:32,3162,112
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Grijalba (87) may also be a first name.

Grijalba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grijalba is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grijalba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grijalba is the 55,526th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 796,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Grijalba live; 60 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,024,927th most common first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.

This surname is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 4,701 people, or 1 in 10,163. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 27 percent live, Nariño Department, where 22 percent live and Cauca Department, where 20 percent live. Not including Colombia Grijalba is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Grijalba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grijalba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grijalba surname increased 2,294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grijalba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grijalba last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

The amount Grijalba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 179.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,151 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $20,662,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning $35,112 USD per year.

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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
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