Grike Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3991:5,138711
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Griķe (3) are calculated separately.

Grike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grike (Russian: Грике) is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Griķe. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grike? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,991st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Grike live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 5,138. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent are found, Latgale, where 29 percent are found and Semigallia, where 16 percent are found. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Grike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grike has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grike surname increased 538 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grike surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grike earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griķe933/
Gritke9126/
Greike914/
Gruike912/
Graike912/
Grieke912/
Groike911/
Gricke911/
Grikes911/
Grikke911/
Grikey910/
Griske910/
Grik89292/
Grittke8334/
Griskey8325/
Gøricke8319/
Griszke8317/
Geerike8313/
Grishke8310/
Graicke8310/
Greicke834/
Grisket832/
Gricker831/
Griekie831/
Grickey830/
Griecke830/
Grice8021,420/
Grieg80403/
Griek80341/
Greik80209/
Grick80130/
Grake80101/
Grika8088/
Grikh8073/
Greke8070/
Gruik8043/
Grzik8035/
Graik8022/
Griec806/
Griki805/
Gruke802/
Ghrik801/
Grigk800/
Grischke77183/
Ghriskey7730/
Grichkey774/
Grickets774/
Greicker771/
Griche731,231/
Grikis73347/
Greick73181/
Grauke73170/
Graika73107/
Greske7393/
Gräske7393/
Greeke7374/
Greice7368/
Greika7365/
Griegg7333/
Gryske7333/
Grätke7330/
Graice7320/
Grecke7319/
Gredke7319/
Gruick7318/
Grikit7317/
Gricki7313/
Graick7313/
Gracke736/
Gruiks736/
Griski735/
Grieka735/
Grigue735/
Grieck734/
Gruhke733/
Greket733/
Grekes733/
Graiki733/
Grycke733/
Grishk732/
Grizky732/
Grekey732/
Grique732/
Grikss732/
Grayke732/
Greake731/
Grakhe731/
Gruice731/
Grgick731/
Grikgs731/
Grieca731/
Gricea731/
Grikaj731/
Grueke731/
Greigk731/
Greisk731/
Grakey730/
Groice730/
Grriok730/
Gridkecht710/
Grek679,731/
Greg676,119/
Grec673,836/
Grig671,325/
Grix67960/
Graiche67452/
Greiche67289/
Gric67248/
Gryk67113/
Grädtke6790/
Grickis6747/
Grék6745/
Greique6734/
Greeske6734/
Grzeika6731/
Grex6725/
Grikova6720/
Grík6714/
Grecker676/
Gryszke676/
Greigue675/
Grikytė674/
Grajcke674/
Grickih673/
Ghriche673/
Grekker672/
Graigue672/
Graicki672/
Grishki671/
Groucke671/
Grzeick671/
Grzieka671/
Griq671/
Griskis671/
Griszky671/
Greicey671/
Grezkey671/
Greekes671/
Groukeh671/
Geerick671/
Geerigk671/
Grechke671/
Griškys671/
Griksch671/
Greskes671/
Graickz671/
Grisski670/
Grauker670/
Greskey670/
Greekie670/

Grike Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grike in the Russian language
Грикеgrike-

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Footnotes

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