Grimme Surname

119,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grimme Surname Definition:

(English, German) Descendant of Grim (mask), the first element of names like Grimbald, Grimkell and Grimulf; the fierce-savage person.

Grimme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4141:33,3494,405
United States8141:445,28138,226
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
Russia1481:973,80475,698
Austria1161:73,40911,170
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia271:999,84158,390
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

The alternate forms: Grimmé (3) are calculated separately.

Grimme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Descendant of Grim (mask), the first element of names like Grimbald, Grimkell and Grimulf; the fierce-savage person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Grimme Last Name Facts

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

Grimme (Russian: Гримме) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Grimmé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,522nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,895,331 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Grimme reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,414 people, or 1 in 33,349. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Grimme is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Grimme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grimme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grimme surname expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grimme Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grimme last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Grimme last name are 22.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.64% registered with the party.

The amount Grimme earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $41,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimmé943/
Grimmer929,042/
Grimmie92102/
Grimmet92100/
Grimmes9246/
Grimmey922/
Grimmeh921/
Griemme920/
Grimm9192,137/
Grime913,134/
Grimmett866,280/
Grimmeis8649/
Grimmeiß8620/
Grimmest861/
Grimes8383,998/
Grimeh83661/
Grieme83566/
Gremme83507/
Gramme83414/
Grimed83282/
Grumme83236/
Grimer83154/
Ngrime83124/
Grimet8368/
Grimma8345/
Grümme8338/
Graime8328/
Grimée8326/
Grimee8317/
Grimmi8310/
Greime836/
Grimmy835/
Grimey833/
Grimea833/
Grimez832/
Graimm831/
Grimmm831/
Grimej831/
Greimm830/
Groimm830/
Grim8014,700/
Grimmeiss8014/
Grimmehed804/
Graimmett803/
Grimmeová801/
Grimmetts801/
Grismer77765/
Gremmer77623/
Grümmer77602/
Grimett77380/
Gremmes7779/
Greimer7771/
Grimmis7745/
Gremmee7741/
Graimes7740/
Grämmer7737/
Greimes7721/
Grimeis7721/
Grimmit778/
Grimess775/
Grimhed775/
Kgrimes774/
Graimez774/
Grimees772/
Grinmes772/
Grummie772/
Grimech772/
Grimmiy771/
Graimet771/
Grammee771/
Groisme771/
Grimmio771/
Grimesh771/
Ghrimes770/
Grinmer770/
Griemie770/
Grummee770/
Grrimes770/
Graimer770/
Grima7316,038/
Greim732,632/
Griem731,290/
Gremm73847/
Grimi73655/
Grame73486/
Graim73109/
Grymm7353/
Greme7343/
Grimh7333/
Grume7331/
Grihm7329/
Øgrim7324/
Gryme7323/
Grijm7318/
Grimy7311/
Ågrim7311/
Ghrim737/
Grhim735/
Grism734/
Grimá732/
Grrim731/
Grimé731/
Grimd730/
Gruim730/
Grinm730/
Groim730/
Grimmitt71269/
Grimmová71178/
Grimmich7120/
Greismer716/
Graiemie716/
Grimmova714/
Grinmett712/
Greimech711/
Greummer711/
D'Grimes711/
Gremmett710/
Grismeer710/
Gruimett710/
Groismer710/
Greammer710/
Gramei6711,888/
Graeme671,108/
Grymes67525/
Gremet67514/
Gremer67433/
Grämer67341/
Gremes67289/
Grümer67147/
Gremez67118/
Groeme67111/
Grymer6790/
Grimit6769/
Greame6749/
Gremma6742/
Gremie6740/
Grimai6739/
Grimis6734/
Grimaj6728/
Greima6727/
Gramee6726/
Gremed6716/
Grimay6714/
Griehm6713/
Greeme6713/
Graimy6713/
Gramey679/
Graume678/
Gremmi676/
Grihma676/
Graima676/
Gremmé676/
Grimio674/
Ngreme673/
Graimi672/
Gramea672/
Grimid672/
Grumei672/
Grummy672/
Groume671/
Gruima671/
Grimoa671/
Greimi671/
Grhame671/
Grammé671/
Gremeh671/
Gremmy671/
Greimy671/
Grumea671/
Grumeh671/
Grimaa671/
Griemh671/
Grimuy671/
Ghrame670/
Gremey670/

Grimme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grimme in the Russian language
Гриммеgrimme-

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