Grimberg Surname

110,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Grimberg Surname User-submission:

It means 'green rock' in Yiddish.

Grimberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel9211:9,2921,431
Germany7401:108,79113,431
Argentina5391:79,3016,693
United States4551:796,61361,475
Netherlands3911:43,1907,341
Sweden2631:37,4403,013
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
France1421:467,76666,487
Russia1311:1,100,17682,521
Chile1081:163,1165,443
Canada431:856,87466,382
Moldova311:114,88313,240
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Australia301:899,85754,700
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Ireland151:313,92910,911
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Panama41:978,06412,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grimberg (36) may also be a first name.

Grimberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'green rock' in Yiddish.

- Ariel G

Grimberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grimberg (Russian: Гримберг) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,363rd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,730,187 people. Grimberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Grimberg are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Grimberg is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 36 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 9,292. In Israel Grimberg is most numerous in: Central District, where 26 percent are found, Haifa District, where 20 percent are found and Southern District, where 16 percent are found. Not including Israel this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Grimberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimberg last name grew 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grimberg surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grimberg last name are 14.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Grimberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.35% less than the national average, earning 258,340 kr per year; in Peru they earn 128.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,269 per year; in United States they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning $57,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.99% more than the national average, earning $71,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grimberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grimberg in the Russian language
Гримбергgrimberg-

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