Grip Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grip Surname User-submission:

The surname Grip derived from the surname Gripp. It comes from the Old High German word graban, meaning 'to dig'. It has received association over time with the Middle German word grippen, meaning 'steep incline', and the German name Griffith, meaning 'strong Grip'.

Grip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1321:8,699795
Norway821:62,7118,910
Finland821:67,0337,542
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
France321:2,075,710171,237
Moldova281:127,19214,173
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Grip (60) may also be a first name.

Grip Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Grip derived from the surname Gripp. It comes from the Old High German word graban, meaning 'to dig'. It has received association over time with the Middle German word grippen, meaning 'steep incline', and the German name Griffith, meaning 'strong Grip'.

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Grip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grip (Bengali: গ্রীপ, Hindi: ग्रीप, Russian: Грип) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grip? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,899th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,910,745 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grip are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia. Grip is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 60 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,132 people, or 1 in 8,699. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Skåne County, where 12 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 6 percent live and Finland, where 6 percent live.

Grip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grip has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grip Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grip earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning 354,185 kr per year and in Canada they earn 24.98% less than the national average, earning $37,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griep894,264/
Gripp893,179/
Gripe89313/
Grijp89225/
Griph89134/
Grips8961/
Grihp8914/
Greip8912/
Ghrip899/
Grisp891/
Graip890/
Gri861,586/
Grippe80664/
Griepp80199/
Grispe80115/
Greipp8059/
Gripps8016/
Graipe802/
Grissp801/
Grib7511,814/
Gris755,622/
Grid753,826/
Grit751,895/
Grai75829/
Grio75695/
Griz75587/
Gryp75496/
Grie75413/
Grei75175/
Grii75175/
Grih75142/
Grep7597/
Ngri7561/
Griß7557/
Grui7556/
Grhi7543/
Griv7538/
Gëri7517/
Groi7512/
Ghri7511/
Grij7510/
Gőri758/
Griy754/
Grri752/
Ggri752/
Griš751/
Grzi751/
Grjp751/
Gryi751/
Gripova731/
Gripová731/
Grist675,391/
Ghrib675,387/
Grish674,840/
Grieb674,792/
Greis674,160/
Grich672,878/
Ghris671,047/
Groiß671,001/
Gruis67971/
Griss67821/
Graia67811/
Grais67758/
Gritt67703/
Greep67594/
Greiß67516/
Grois67463/
Geeri67421/
Grait67371/
Grept67294/
Graid67271/
Gruit67181/
Greib67181/
Grizz67148/
Graiz67108/
Grepe67101/
Grepp6797/
Grzib6794/
Graib6790/
Gruiz6778/
Ghrui6771/
Graić6771/
Gribs6770/
Greup6755/
Greij6740/
Grisz6737/
Grypp6729/
Ghrit6727/
Greiz6725/
Greit6724/
Ghrai6723/
Greps6722/
Grieh6715/
Grihe6713/
Grzep6713/
Gritė6712/
Groit6711/
Griët6710/
Ghroi679/
Ghrep679/
Gruič678/
Greiv677/
Gërgi677/
Ngrai676/
Greap674/
Gryps674/
Graij674/
Greić673/
Graih673/
Graiš673/
Greid672/
Ghrid672/
N'Gri672/
Ghrzi672/
Grioh671/
Gridd671/
Ghrio671/
Graič671/
Greih671/
Groiz671/
Gridt671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Grijz671/
Gribė671/
Grypś671/
Grzei671/
Grzyp671/
Griej671/
Ghrii671/
Grzjp671/
Ghrgi671/
Griey670/
Graiy670/
Greph670/

Grip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grip in the Bengali language
গ্রীপgripa-
Grip in the Hindi language
ग्रीपgripa-
Grip in the Russian language
Грипgrip-

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