Grins Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Latvia681:30,1484,623
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Grīns (3) are calculated separately.

Grins (11) may also be a first name.

Grins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grins (Hindi: ग्रीन्स, Russian: Гринс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Grīns. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Grins live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grins is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Grins is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live, Hesse, where 2 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Grins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Grins are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grins earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.03% less than the national average, earning 259,452 kr per year and in United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grīns933/
Griens91174/
Grijns9179/
Grinst911/
Grinss911/
Gruins910/
Grinns910/
Grns891/
Grinsch8323/
Grims80591/
Grens80421/
Gräns80276/
Græns8029/
Grinz8028/
Grēns802/
Ggrns801/
Grnse800/
Grønås73532/
Greens73198/
Grinch7377/
Grimsø7344/
Gråhns7340/
Grimås7324/
Gränse7320/
Grönås7315/
Grimse7315/
Grenås7312/
Grænse7311/
Grince735/
Grense733/
Gruens733/
Grimst732/
Groens732/
Grynsz731/
Grimss730/
Geerens6787/
Grünsch6758/
Grønnås6730/
Grennæs675/
Greensh672/
Grinche672/
Grnz671/
Green's671/
Greensp671/

Grins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grins in the Hindi language
ग्रीन्सgrinsa-
Grins in the Russian language
Гринсgrins-

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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 Grins
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