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 found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,177,228th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Grimly reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Grimly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grimly surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grimly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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