Grimby Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grimby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grimby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Grimby Demographics

Grimby Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Grimby Last Name Facts

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

Grimby occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Grimby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Grimby is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Grimby live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

Grimby is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Grimby is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 87 percent live and Stockholm County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Grimby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimby last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimbe8354/
Grimba8320/
Grumby8312/
Gremby833/
Grinby831/
Grimber7766/
Grinnby775/
Grimway774/
Grimbai773/
Grimboi771/
Grinbey771/
Grumbey770/
Grienby770/
Grembaya711/
Grembi671,074/
Grëmbi67175/
Gremba6779/
Grenby6740/
Grønby6713/
Grembe674/
Gränby674/
Grymbi673/
Grimvi671/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grimby
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