Grinke Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grinke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Grinke Last Name Facts

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

Grinke (Russian: Гриньке) occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 773,729th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name Grinke occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Grinke live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Grinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grinke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grinke surname expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grinke surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grinke earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning $32,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $58,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinker92223/
Grienke92133/
Grinkey9242/
Grinkje921/
Grink9132/
Grinkerh861/
Grünke831,103/
Grönke83854/
Grenke83759/
Grinka8367/
Grimke8346/
Grynke8322/
Grince835/
Grinki832/
Gränke832/
Grinky831/
Grnk802/
Groenke77674/
Greunke77641/
Gruenke77618/
Geerink77159/
Grenkie7756/
Gröhnke7746/
Gröncke7725/
Grinkis7722/
Grenker7718/
Greenke7717/
Grünker7711/
Grehnke7710/
Gringue779/
Grühnke777/
Grinche772/
Graenke771/
Grincks771/
Grienky771/
Grüncke771/
Grähnke771/
Grennke770/
Grencke770/
Grincey770/
Gring73780/
Grinc7323/
Geerinck711,060/
Grinkova71990/
Geerinkx7127/
Greenker717/
Greenkey711/
Grimåker711/
Grinkytė711/
Greuncke711/
Grennkey710/
Groencke710/
Grings671,788/
Grence6778/
Grenka6760/
Gremke6753/
Grynka6752/
Ghring6721/
Grieng6716/
Geerincks6712/
Grenki673/
Grenky672/
Grring672/
Grinng671/
Grzenk671/
Gőring671/
Ngring671/
Gringz671/
Greenk670/
Grimky670/
Gruing670/

Grinke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grinke in the Russian language
Гринькеgrinke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grinke
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