Griss Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Griss Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Griss; N, from the French, Grisy; a personal name.$

Griss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1701:390,72257,689
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
England771:723,61140,488
Austria451:189,23224,045
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Australia351:771,30649,759
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Griss (143) may also be a first name.

Griss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Griss; N, from the French, Grisy; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Griss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griss (Russian: Грисс) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Griss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 422,155th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Griss live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 21 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Griss is also the 772,378th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 143 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 390,722. In France Griss is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 68 percent live, Île-de-France, where 28 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Griss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griss surname expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Griss surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Griss earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning R 289,104 per year; in United States they earn 22.83% more than the national average, earning $53,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning $42,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiss912,459/
Griess911,914/
Groiss911,072/
Ghriss91455/
Grisse91324/
Graiss91249/
Grissp911/
Grioss911/
Gris895,622/
Graisse83113/
Greisse835/
Ghrisse835/
Grisstt832/
Grissch831/
Gh'riss831/
Ghreiss831/
Gress8011,868/
Gries8011,094/
Grist805,391/
Grish804,840/
Greis804,160/
Grise802,564/
Ghris801,047/
Gruis80971/
Grais80758/
Grois80463/
Grijs8067/
Gryss8039/
Grisz8037/
Grios8036/
Ngris8025/
Gräss8012/
Grgis804/
Grisp801/
Grissová777/
Gh'reiss771/
Grissova771/
Gri751,586/
Gresse731,781/
Ghrais73918/
Ghrist73668/
Greist73227/
Greish73211/
Greise73192/
Gruijs73157/
Graise73140/
Grisch73140/
Groise73139/
Geeris73119/
Greisz73103/
Gruits7368/
Groihs7357/
Griesz7332/
Greess7329/
Griehs7327/
Groisz7312/
Grress737/
Grésse737/
Greyss735/
Groyss734/
Grgish733/
Greihs733/
Graish732/
Ghreis732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Gruise731/
Grisce731/
Groish731/
Graits731/
Greuss731/
Grégis731/
Ghries731/
Gruish730/
Gredss730/
Grisze730/
Greissová712/
Groissová711/
Gres674,684/
Grid673,826/
Grit671,895/
Grys671,652/
Grip671,484/
Grix67960/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Griz67587/
Greisch67507/
Grie67413/
Griesch67307/
Grei67175/
Grii67175/
Grih67142/
Gräs67119/
Ngri6761/
Griß6757/
Grui6756/
Grhi6743/
Geerish6743/
Graishe6729/
Grisová6728/
Grès6718/
Gëri6717/
Groi6712/
Ghri6711/
Grij6710/
Gőri678/
Griy674/
Graiszh674/
Grishch674/
Graisch672/
Grri672/
Grés672/
Ggri672/
Grische671/
Grraise671/
Griš671/
Grzi671/
Geergis671/
Gryi671/
Greasse670/
Graisth670/

Griss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griss in the Russian language
Гриссgriss-

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