Grineff Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Grineff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grineff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Grineff Last Name Facts

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

Grineff (Russian: Гринефф) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Grineff.

How Common Is The Last Name Grineff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grineff is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Grineff are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 60 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gruneff861/
Grinioff802/
Grinyoff801/
Grinev772,587/
Grinew771/
Grineva713,740/
Grenefe7110/
Grineev719/
Gritnev712/
Grinevs712/
Grisnev711/
Greeniff671/
Grihneva671/
Grioneva671/
Gringoif671/
Greeneaf670/
Grinevova633/
Grenev6271/
Grunev6271/
Griniv6270/
Grynev622/
Griněv621/
Grenew620/
Grinyov573,178/
Greneva57120/
Griniov5712/
Gruniew578/
Greenev576/
Grehnev576/
Gretnev572/
Greneev572/
Greniev572/
Grinojv571/
Gryneva571/
Gregnev571/
Griniow571/
Griņeva571/
Grehneva531/
Greenhew530/
Griněvová503/

Grineff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grineff in the Russian language
Гринеффgrineff-

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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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  • 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 Grineff
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