Grinly Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Grinly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grinly (14) may also be a first name.

Grinly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grinly is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grinly.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Grinly live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

The surname Grinly is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 267,691. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Clackmannanshire, where 65 percent are found, West Lothian, where 25 percent are found and Stirlingshire, where 5 percent are found. Besides Scotland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 45 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinley92177/
Grinlay921/
Grinnly920/
Grienly920/
Grisnley860/
Grinli832/
Grenly830/
Grinnelly800/
Grimley774,108/
Greenly771,450/
Grenley7791/
Grinlis771/
Gruenly770/
Grimlay770/
Grinlee770/
Greenley711,915/
Greenlay71301/
Grrenley711/
Grinnlle711/
Grinlett710/
Grønli67911/
Grimli6721/
Grönli6719/
Grinnelli676/
Grimle675/
Grnlis673/
Greenleys671/
Grenle670/

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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 Grinly
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