Grinna Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grinna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grinna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway601:85,70511,873
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grinna (21) may also be a first name.

Grinna Last Name Facts

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

Grinna is found most frequently in Norway. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grinna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Grinna is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Grinna are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Grinna is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 85,705. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Besides Norway Grinna exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Grinna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grinna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grinna last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grinna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grinna surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grinna earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning 304,246 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grinnah921/
Gringna921/
Grinnap920/
Grinnad920/
Grinnea920/
Grnna911/
Grenna8349/
Grønna8312/
Grinne839/
Grinni837/
Grinno831/
Grinny830/
Grna80133/
Grinner77218/
Grinney77119/
Grennay7747/
Grinnip7716/
Grinnis7715/
Grinnes7710/
Grienne772/
Grzenna772/
Grennah771/
Grinnie771/
Grinneu771/
Grennat771/
Grinnot770/
Grinnet770/
Grinned770/
Grennad770/
Grnat7311/
Grøna738/
Grnai735/
Grnaz734/
Grnač733/
Grnga733/
Grnad732/
Grenneau719/
Grinnett715/
Grinnets713/
Grisnner711/
Grennaya711/
Griennie711/
Grennatt710/
Grenno67410/
Grønne67260/
Grenni67145/
Grenne67120/
Grenny6730/
Gränne6718/
Grnach6717/
Grenné6710/
Grynne679/
Grønaa677/
Grimne672/
Griñno671/
Grnaja671/
Grnney671/
Grnash671/

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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 Grinna
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