Grimly Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Grimly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grimly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Grimly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grimly is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. Grimly is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Grimly live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Beside Saudi Arabia it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Grimly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimly surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Grimly last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimley924,108/
Grimlay920/
Grismley862/
Grimmley861/
Grimelly860/
Grimli8321/
Grimle835/
Grimler77334/
Gremley7776/
Grimlie7750/
Grimlid7712/
Griemla7710/
Grimmla771/
Grimles770/
Grimelli71183/
Grimmler71107/
Greimler7144/
Gremilly714/
Grimella712/
Gremli67220/
Grymla6712/
Gremla678/
Gremler62281/
Greemla621/
Gremlie620/
Gremlich57336/
Gremmler57176/
Gremelle578/
Gremille571/
Gremillet531,276/
Greemlees537/
Gremlisch531/
Grémillet531/
Gremillio531/
Graymiller500/

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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 Grimly
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