Griss Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Griss Surname Definition:
From the Old Norse, Griss; N, from the French, Grisy; a personal name.$
Griss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 170 | 1:390,722 | 57,689 |
| United States | 164 | 1:2,210,115 | 138,772 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
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.$
Griss Demographics
Average Griss Salary in
United States
$53,001 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greiss | 91 | 2,459 | / |
| Griess | 91 | 1,914 | / |
| Groiss | 91 | 1,072 | / |
| Ghriss | 91 | 455 | / |
| Grisse | 91 | 324 | / |
| Graiss | 91 | 249 | / |
| Grissp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Grioss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gris | 89 | 5,622 | / |
| Graisse | 83 | 113 | / |
| Greisse | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ghrisse | 83 | 5 | / |
| Grisstt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Grissch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gh'riss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghreiss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gress | 80 | 11,868 | / |
| Gries | 80 | 11,094 | / |
| Grist | 80 | 5,391 | / |
| Grish | 80 | 4,840 | / |
| Greis | 80 | 4,160 | / |
| Grise | 80 | 2,564 | / |
| Ghris | 80 | 1,047 | / |
| Gruis | 80 | 971 | / |
| Grais | 80 | 758 | / |
| Grois | 80 | 463 | / |
| Grijs | 80 | 67 | / |
| Gryss | 80 | 39 | / |
| Grisz | 80 | 37 | / |
| Grios | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ngris | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gräss | 80 | 12 | / |
| Grgis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Grisp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grissová | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gh'reiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grissova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gri | 75 | 1,586 | / |
| Gresse | 73 | 1,781 | / |
| Ghrais | 73 | 918 | / |
| Ghrist | 73 | 668 | / |
| Greist | 73 | 227 | / |
| Greish | 73 | 211 | / |
| Greise | 73 | 192 | / |
| Gruijs | 73 | 157 | / |
| Graise | 73 | 140 | / |
| Grisch | 73 | 140 | / |
| Groise | 73 | 139 | / |
| Geeris | 73 | 119 | / |
| Greisz | 73 | 103 | / |
| Gruits | 73 | 68 | / |
| Groihs | 73 | 57 | / |
| Griesz | 73 | 32 | / |
| Greess | 73 | 29 | / |
| Griehs | 73 | 27 | / |
| Groisz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Grress | 73 | 7 | / |
| Grésse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Greyss | 73 | 5 | / |
| Groyss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grgish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Greihs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghreis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Greits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grisce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Groish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greuss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grégis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghries | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruish | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gredss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Grisze | 73 | 0 | / |
| Greissová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Groissová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gres | 67 | 4,684 | / |
| Grid | 67 | 3,826 | / |
| Grit | 67 | 1,895 | / |
| Grys | 67 | 1,652 | / |
| Grip | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Grix | 67 | 960 | / |
| Grai | 67 | 829 | / |
| Grio | 67 | 695 | / |
| Griz | 67 | 587 | / |
| Greisch | 67 | 507 | / |
| Grie | 67 | 413 | / |
| Griesch | 67 | 307 | / |
| Grei | 67 | 175 | / |
| Grii | 67 | 175 | / |
| Grih | 67 | 142 | / |
| Gräs | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ngri | 67 | 61 | / |
| Griß | 67 | 57 | / |
| Grui | 67 | 56 | / |
| Grhi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Geerish | 67 | 43 | / |
| Graishe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Grisová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Grès | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gëri | 67 | 17 | / |
| Groi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grij | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gőri | 67 | 8 | / |
| Griy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Graiszh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grishch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Graisch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grés | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grische | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grraise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geergis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gryi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greasse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graisth | 67 | 0 | / |
Griss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Griss in the Russian language | ||
| Грисс | griss | - |
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