Griska Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Griska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia691:29,7114,547
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Griska (150) may also be a first name.

Griska Last Name Facts

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

Griska occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griska? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griska is the 1,061,269th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. Griska occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Griska live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 752,187th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 150 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 29,711. In Latvia Griska is mostly concentrated in: Semigallia, where 55 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 39 percent live and Latgale, where 3 percent live. Besides Latvia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Griska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griska last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Griska earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $58,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grishka92112/
Griszka926/
Grziska923/
Griskait867/
Grishkoa862/
Gritskay861/
Gryska831,180/
Grisca83359/
Greska83324/
Grisky839/
Griski835/
Griske830/
Gryszka77515/
Grzyska7737/
Gruskay7725/
Griskey7725/
Greszka7722/
Grzeska7717/
Griszke7717/
Griskie7716/
Grishke7710/
Grieski776/
Gritski776/
Grisket772/
Grajska772/
Grieske772/
Gritsky771/
Grishki771/
Greisca771/
Greshka771/
Griskis771/
Griszky771/
Grayska771/
Grujska771/
Grisski770/
Grischke71183/
Gryschka7169/
Ghriskey7130/
Greskaya713/
Graitsky712/
Gritskiy712/
Grajszka711/
Grischky711/
Grzeszka711/
Groitsky711/
Gritschke67291/
Greski67291/
Grusky67130/
Gresky67110/
Gruske67105/
Gruski6796/
Greske6793/
Gräske6793/
Gresskaya6769/
Grüske6746/
Gryzka6746/
Gryske6733/
Gryski6731/
Grishkoyt6712/
Grezka6712/
Groitskiy676/
Grzeschka675/
Gryśka674/
Graitskiy673/
Grizky672/
Griškaitė672/
Greyskaya672/
Griszkojć671/
Greßka671/
Greśka671/

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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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  • 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 Griska
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