Gris Surname

85,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Gris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4211:46,7446,015
Spain7541:62,0055,616
Brazil6581:325,34112,538
Italy6191:98,79916,900
Mexico6151:201,8315,433
Papua New Guinea1971:41,3895,043
Ivory Coast1621:142,4156,737
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Belgium701:164,23822,550
India671:11,448,737210,278
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile211:838,88017,964
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Latvia181:113,89116,101
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Panama101:391,2268,067
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Griš (1) are calculated separately.

Gris (6,906) may also be a first name.

Gris Last Name Facts

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

Gris (Georgian: გრის, Hindi: ग्रीस, Oriya: ଗୀସ, Russian: Грись) is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered as a variant: Griš. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gris? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,760th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,296,255 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gris live; 29 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 78,298th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 6,906 people.

The last name Gris is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 46,744. In France Gris is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Barring France it is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Gris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gris has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gris surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gris earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.64% less than the national average, earning $35,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $57,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griš921/
Gries8911,094/
Grist895,391/
Grish894,840/
Greis894,160/
Grise892,564/
Ghris891,047/
Gruis89971/
Griss89821/
Grais89758/
Grois89463/
Grijs8967/
Grisz8937/
Grios8936/
Ngris8925/
Grgis894/
Grisc893/
Grisp891/
Gri861,586/
Greiss802,459/
Griess801,914/
Groiss801,072/
Ghrais80918/
Ghrist80668/
Ghriss80455/
Grisse80324/
Graiss80249/
Greist80227/
Greish80211/
Greise80192/
Gruijs80157/
Graise80140/
Grisch80140/
Groise80139/
Geeris80119/
Greisz80103/
Gruits8068/
Groihs8057/
Griesz8032/
Griehs8027/
Groisz8012/
Grgish803/
Greihs803/
Graish802/
Ghreis802/
Greits801/
Gruise801/
Grisce801/
Grissp801/
Groish801/
Graits801/
Grioss801/
Grégis801/
Ghries801/
Gruish800/
Grisze800/
Gres754,684/
Grid753,826/
Grit751,895/
Grys751,652/
Grip751,484/
Grix75960/
Grai75829/
Grio75695/
Griz75587/
Grie75413/
Gric75248/
Grei75175/
Grii75175/
Grih75142/
Gräs75119/
Grič7584/
Ngri7561/
Griß7557/
Grui7556/
Grhi7543/
Grès7518/
Gëri7517/
Groi7512/
Ghri7511/
Grij7510/
Gőri758/
Griy754/
Grri752/
Grés752/
Ggri752/
Grzi751/
Gryi751/
Greisch73507/
Griesch73307/
Graisse73113/
Geerish7343/
Graishe7329/
Grisová7328/
Greisse735/
Ghrisse735/
Graiszh734/
Grishch734/
Grisstt732/
Graisch732/
Grissch731/
Gh'riss731/
Ghreiss731/
Grische731/
Grraise731/
Geergis731/
Graisth730/
Grice6721,420/
Gress6711,868/
Gripp673,179/
Grays672,973/
Grich672,878/
Gresh671,803/
Groiß671,001/
Graia67811/
Greys67726/
Gritt67703/
Greus67640/
Grieß67572/
Greiß67516/
Geeri67421/
Grese67400/
Grees67390/
Grait67371/
Grets67333/
Grehs67280/
Grest67277/
Graid67271/
Greas67267/
Grijp67225/
Grishova67215/
Gruys67206/
Grges67192/
Gruit67181/
Groys67181/
Grzes67167/
Grizz67148/
Griph67134/
Grieš67115/
Graiz67108/
Groix6792/
Grejs6786/
Grähs6782/
Gruiz6778/
Ghrui6771/
Graić6771/
Greitsch6762/
Gresz6754/
Griez6750/
Gruic6745/
Greij6740/
Gryss6739/
Gricz6733/
Grojs6731/
Grysz6730/
Gryst6727/
Ghrit6727/
Greiz6725/
Greit6724/
Ghrai6723/
Groisová6720/
Grysh6718/
Grész6715/
Grieh6715/
Grzys6715/
Grihp6714/
Grihe6713/
Ngriz6713/
Greip6712/
Gräss6712/
Gritė6712/
Groit6711/
Griët6710/
Gryse679/
Ghroi679/
Ghrip679/
Gruič678/
Grajs677/
Gërgi677/
Grissová677/
Greds676/
Ngrai676/
Groitsch675/
Gryts674/
Graij674/
Gréts673/
Groic673/
Greić673/
Graih673/
Graiš673/
Greid672/
Ghrid672/
N'Gri672/
Ghrzi672/
Graisova671/
Grioh671/
Gridd671/
Gh'reiss671/
Ghrio671/
Grhes671/
Graič671/
Greih671/
Grres671/
Groiz671/
Grissova671/
Gritc671/
Gricė671/
Gridt671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Grijz671/
Gryos671/
Grzei671/
Griej671/
Ghrii671/
Ngres671/
Gruix671/
Gridc671/
Ghrgi671/
Griey670/
Grezs670/
Graiy670/
Graip670/

Gris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gris in the Georgian language
გრისgris-
Gris in the Hindi language
ग्रीसgrisa98.43
ग्रिसgrisa1.21
गृसgrsa0.1
्ग्रीसgrisa0.07
ग्रीशgrisa0.03
Gris in the Oriya language
ଗୀସgisa46.15
ଗିସgisa23.08
ଗୀସ୍gis23.08
ଗିସ୍gis7.69
Gris in the Russian language
Грисьgris-

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