Grimfors Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grimfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grimfors 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
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Grimfors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimfors is found most in Sweden. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimfors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Grimfors occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grimfors live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 91 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

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
Grimmefors894/
Gramfors887/
Garmfors883/
Grönfors75602/
Grenfors7544/
Gränfors7519/
Kermfors7511/
Carmfors757/
Kromfors752/
Karmefors7114/
Krummfors710/
Grönförs631/
Corim Farias601/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grimfors
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