Grinhofs Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Grinhofs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 31 | 1:66,131 | 9,862 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Grīnhofs (3) are calculated separately.
Grinhofs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grinhofs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grinhofs has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can appear in the variant forms: Grīnhofs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grinhofs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Grinhofs is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grinhofs reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
Grinhofs is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 66,131. In Latvia Grinhofs is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 71 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 23 percent reside and Latgale, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Latvia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grīnhofs | 96 | 3 | / |
| Grinofs | 93 | 4 | / |
| Grinhof | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gringofs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gringof | 80 | 28 | / |
| Grinovs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Grinoff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grinhaff | 75 | 62 | / |
| Grenhoff | 75 | 22 | / |
| Grynhoff | 75 | 20 | / |
| Grīngofs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grinhavs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gringoif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greenhof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grinov | 71 | 168 | / |
| Greenhoff | 71 | 154 | / |
| Grinova | 67 | 228 | / |
| Grginov | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gringov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Grenhov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Grinevs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grenhow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grionov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grimhov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grignaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grisnow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grinojv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grienow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Grinhofs
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