Grir Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Grir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Grir (13) may also be a first name.

Grir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grir (Hindi: ग्रिर, Russian: Грир) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. Grir occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Grir reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Mahgreb. Grir is also the 3,159,357th most common forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Grir is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco Grir occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Grir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grir last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grier8920,521/
Greir8995/
Grair8984/
Ghrir8913/
Grire894/
Grihr891/
Gruir891/
Grior891/
Groir890/
Graire80361/
Ghrair8016/
Ghreir809/
Ghrier804/
Cgrier804/
Greire801/
Grirhe801/
Greirt801/
Grierr800/
Groire800/
Graird800/
Grer75110/
Gruhier73196/
Greer6794,093/
Grear673,189/
Grere67115/
Grayr6728/
Ghrer6727/
Grrer673/
Grger672/
Grerr672/
Grzyr671/
Greur671/
Grert670/
Grher670/
Gryor670/

Grir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grir in the Hindi language
ग्रिरgrira-
Grir in the Russian language
Грирgrir-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Grir
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