Griken Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Griken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Lithuania471:64,5669,687
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Griken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griken (Russian: Грикень) is found in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Griken live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 101,075. In Belarus Griken is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 57 percent reside, Minsk, where 16 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Belarus it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 31 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Griken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Griken last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieken9262/
Gricken9233/
Grikien923/
Graiken920/
Grikienė8676/
Griecken8617/
Graicken863/
Grikin8361/
Gryken8329/
Greken832/
Grichen7770/
Grykien7747/
Grikina7731/
Grayken7730/
Greaken7718/
Grikień777/
Graikin772/
Grecken772/
Griškin771/
Greeken771/
Graicen770/
Grecn731/
Graichen712,700/
Greichen7147/
Grichkin713/
Grekienė711/
Griszkin711/
Gricking710/
Grekin67216/
Grykin6782/
Gricin678/
Grecin678/
Grycen672/
Grikhnova672/
Grikinova671/
Greknn671/
Grecen670/

Griken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griken in the Russian language
Грикеньgriken-

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