Grims Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Grims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1631:52,2428,220
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Finland441:124,92512,029
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Grims (10) may also be a first name.

Grims Last Name Facts

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

Grims (Russian: Гримс) is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grims.

How Common Is The Last Name Grims? popularity and diffusion

It is the 542,751st most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The last name Grims occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Grims are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 52,242. In Austria it is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 98 percent reside, Styria, where 1 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Austria it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Grims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grims has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 41 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grims Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Grims last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Grims earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.85% less than the national average, earning $33,289 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grimms9191/
Grimsø9144/
Grimås9124/
Greims9118/
Grimse9115/
Graims916/
Griems914/
Grimst912/
Grimss910/
Greimse830/
Grems80379/
Grins80301/
Grums8035/
Grimsæth7725/
Griens73174/
Gremse7396/
Grijns7379/
Grayms7365/
Grimze7320/
Greams737/
Grimch734/
Grymsh731/
Grinst731/
Grinss731/
Gruins730/
Grinns730/
Greems730/
Grinsch6723/
Grns671/

Grims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grims in the Russian language
Гримсgrims-

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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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  • 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 Grims
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