Grijó Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Grijó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grijó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Grijo (1,293) are calculated separately.

Grijó Last Name Facts

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

Grijó (Hindi: ग्रिजो) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Grijo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grijó? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grijó is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Grijó live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 3,509,415. In Brazil Grijó is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 43 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 16 percent are found and Amazonas, where 11 percent are found. Barring Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 38 percent are found and Angola, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grijo931,293/
Grij8910/
Griji801,031/
Grija80130/
Greij8040/
Graij804/
Grujó804/
Grisó802/
Griej801/
Griju801/
Grejó801/
Grijih73988/
Gruijs73157/
Ghraij73127/
Greijo7345/
Greije736/
Griejo734/
Grijio734/
Grijoo732/
Graijo732/
Grijui731/
Grijeh731/
Grijus731/
Grisjo731/
Grijjo731/
Graiju731/
Graj671,256/
Griu67874/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Gria67533/
Grie67413/
Grei67175/
Grui6756/
Greijus6740/
Groj6739/
Gruj6716/
Groi6712/
Geerija675/
Griô673/
Grisajs671/
Ghrijou671/
Grjo671/

Grijó Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grijó in the Hindi language
ग्रिजोgrijo-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grijó
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