Grillo Surname

10,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Grillo Surname User-submission:

Grillo translates from Spanish and Italian to 'cricket'.

Grillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy24,6611:2,480184
United States8,8831:40,8045,013
Argentina4,7101:9,075886
Brazil4,3581:49,1221,916
Spain1,3121:35,6343,544
Cuba1,2311:9,360838
France1,0131:65,5709,037
Venezuela8561:35,2852,022
Peru6891:46,1314,066
Colombia5901:80,9733,275
Nicaragua4241:14,201846
Nigeria3271:541,72126,511
Uruguay3081:11,1421,251
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
England2791:199,70617,470
Germany2731:294,89230,449
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Costa Rica1821:26,264821
Switzerland1451:56,6417,220
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Panama821:47,7102,355
Malta721:5,976398
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
Chile541:326,2319,231
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Albania361:80,9468,634
Romania261:772,22651,408
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Monaco101:3,707328
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Congo51:997,81917,129
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Grilló (4) are calculated separately.

Grillo (747) may also be a first name.

Grillo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Grillo translates from Spanish and Italian to 'cricket'.

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Grillo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grillo (Russian: Грилло) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Grilló. For other potential spellings of Grillo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grillo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,807th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,183 people. The last name Grillo is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Grillo live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe. Grillo is also the 300,818th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 747 people.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 24,661 people, or 1 in 2,480. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 22 percent are found, Calabria, where 19 percent are found and Campania, where 11 percent are found. Besides Italy Grillo exists in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Grillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grillo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grillo last name rose 26,126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grillo surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Grillo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning €24,913 per year; in Peru they earn 48.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,750 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $25,415,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $49,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $54,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grilló944/
Grillot923,612/
Grillos92124/
Grillou9269/
Griollo9210/
Griello921/
Gruillo921/
Grilllo921/
Grillio921/
Grilloh920/
Grilliot86561/
Grello83278/
Grilla83109/
Gryllo833/
Grillà831/
Grilliott804/
Grillas77217/
Grillat77195/
Grillia77124/
Grellou77115/
Gryllos7763/
Grellot7755/
Gryllou7723/
Grillias7197/
Grillaud7179/
Grilleau7152/
Grilliat7144/
Grellois7124/
Grillast711/
Grella674,969/
Grylla6722/
Grilleaud6717/
Grillault675/
Grillhaus672/
Grhloy671/
Grhlot671/

Grillo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grillo in the Russian language
Гриллоgrillo-

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