Grimshare Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Grimshare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Grimshare 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
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Grimshare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grimshare occurs most in Wales. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimshare? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grimshare live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in Wales, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,031,511. In Wales Grimshare is most common in: City and County of Cardiff, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Wales this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 40 percent are found.

Grimshare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grimshare has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Grimshare last name declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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
Grimshar940/
Grimshire8961/
Grimshaur891/
Grimshore890/
Grimshair890/
Grimshary890/
Grinsard7114/
Grinchar713/
Grinjar634/
Greenshore631/
Greensard560/
Greenshoor531/
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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 Grimshare
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