Grima Surname

33,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Malta

Grima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,5071:21,6432,769
Malta3,1401:13734
Australia1,9801:13,6341,954
Spain1,9781:23,6362,520
France1,7071:38,9124,843
United States7581:478,17840,545
England3591:155,20414,705
Argentina3161:135,26411,444
Brazil2991:715,96826,248
Italy2371:258,04534,302
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Poland641:593,88754,038
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Wales331:93,7747,567
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Costa Rica241:199,1702,552
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Albania111:264,91415,006
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Libya91:693,7751,982
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Grimá (2) & Grimà (1) are calculated separately.

Grima (3,412) may also be a first name.

Grima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grima (Arabic: غريما, Georgian: გრიმა, Hindi: गरिमा, Marathi: गरीमा, Russian: Грима) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Grimá or Grimà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grima? popularity and diffusion

Grima is the 33,115th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 454,392 people. The last name Grima occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Grima live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 121,869th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 3,412 people.

It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,507 people, or 1 in 21,643. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Malta, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Grima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grima has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grima surname expanded 9,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grima surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grima surname are 33.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.41% less than the national average, earning €11,287 per year; in United States they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $48,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.09% more than the national average, earning $67,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimá932/
Grimà931/
Grimau91468/
Grimas91415/
Grimaz91269/
Grimah91250/
Grimma9145/
Grimai9139/
Grimaj9128/
Greima9127/
Grisma9116/
Grimay9114/
Grimat917/
Grihma916/
Graima916/
Grimea913/
Grimad912/
Gruima911/
Grimoa911/
Grimaa911/
Grimaud8310,868/
Grimaux831,202/
Grimeau83138/
Grimaut83119/
Grismau8332/
Grimmas8326/
Grimais8318/
Grimach8312/
Grimaas839/
Greimas834/
Grimath834/
Grimaus832/
Grimatt832/
Grismas831/
Grismat831/
Grimauy831/
Grimauz831/
Ghreima831/
Graimah831/
Graimat831/
Grimmah830/
Gritmas830/
Grema8012,328/
Grime803,134/
Grimi80655/
Grimo80141/
Gryma80115/
Gruma8041/
Grimy8011/
Gréma807/
Grimé801/
Grimault773,852/
Grimauth7751/
Grimeaux7717/
Grimmeau7711/
Grimeaud7710/
Grimmatt777/
Grimmaud774/
Grimmaux771/
Grimes7383,998/
Grimme733,845/
Gremah731,130/
Grimeh73661/
Grieme73566/
Grimed73282/
Grimer73154/
Ngrime73124/
Grimod7388/
Grimot7375/
Grimit7369/
Grimet7368/
Gremaj7354/
Gremma7342/
Grimis7334/
Graime7328/
Grimée7326/
Greema7325/
Greyma7323/
Greama7323/
Grimee7317/
Graimy7313/
Grimmo7312/
Gremay7311/
Grimmi7310/
Grimou738/
Greime736/
Grémah736/
Grimmy735/
Grayma735/
Grimio734/
Grismo734/
Grimey733/
Gryoma733/
Grimos733/
Grimmé733/
Graimi732/
Grimez732/
Grymas732/
Grehma732/
Gremas732/
Gremat732/
Grimid732/
Grzyma732/
Grumay732/
Ngrimo731/
Graimo731/
Grimoz731/
Greimi731/
Ngrema731/
Gremaa731/
Gremai731/
Greimy731/
Grumea731/
Gritmo731/
Grimej731/
Grhema731/
Ghrema731/
Gremau731/
Grimgo731/
Grimuy731/
Grêmaj731/
Grimeault712/
Grismeaux711/
Grimmer679,042/
Gremaud673,095/
Grismer67765/
Grimett67380/
Gremaux67237/
Grimoud67176/
Grimmie67102/
Grimmet67100/
Grimoux6786/
Greimer6771/
Grimmes6746/
Grimmis6745/
Graimes6740/
Grimout6730/
Grimois6724/
Grimish6721/
Greimes6721/
Grimeis6721/
Gremeau6715/
Grimmit678/
Grimitt677/
Grimich675/
Grimess675/
Grémaud675/
Grimhed675/
Kgrimes674/
Graimez674/
Gremach674/
Grimoth674/
Gremayd673/
Graimou673/
Grimees672/
Greesma672/
Grimmey672/
Gremmah672/
Grimech672/
Grummah671/
Grimmeh671/
Grimmiy671/
Grimych671/
Greymas671/
Graimet671/
Groisme671/
Grimmio671/
Greymat671/
Grimesh671/
Ghrimes670/
Greimiz670/
Greemay670/
Griemie670/
Grrimes670/
Griemme670/
Graimer670/

Grima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grima in the Georgian language
გრიმაgrima-
Grima in the Marathi language
गरीमाgarima-
Grima in the Hindi language
गरिमाgarima45.45
ग्रीमाgrima36.36
ग्रिमाgrima9.09
गरीमाgarima9.09
Grima in the Russian language
Гримаgrima-
Grima in the Arabic language
غريماghryma-

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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 Grima
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