Grit Surname
Approximately 1,895 people bear this surname
Grit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 899 | 1:18,784 | 2,935 |
| France | 491 | 1:135,280 | 20,693 |
| United States | 203 | 1:1,785,512 | 117,316 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Grit (16,960) may also be a first name.
Grit Demographics
Average Grit Salary in
United States
$38,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Grit (Hindi: ग्रीत, Oriya: ଗୀତ) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Grit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 216,529th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,845,671 people. The last name Grit occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Grit are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Grit is also the 42,602nd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 16,960 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 899 people, or 1 in 18,784. In The Netherlands Grit is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 36 percent live, Gelderland, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Grit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Grit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Grit last name are 43.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Grit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grist | 89 | 5,391 | / |
| Griot | 89 | 1,553 | / |
| Gritt | 89 | 703 | / |
| Grait | 89 | 371 | / |
| Griet | 89 | 288 | / |
| Gruit | 89 | 181 | / |
| Grite | 89 | 43 | / |
| Ghrit | 89 | 27 | / |
| Greit | 89 | 24 | / |
| Gritė | 89 | 12 | / |
| Groit | 89 | 11 | / |
| Griët | 89 | 10 | / |
| Grith | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gridt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gri | 86 | 1,586 | / |
| Ghrith | 80 | 2,062 | / |
| Gritte | 80 | 1,345 | / |
| Ghrist | 80 | 668 | / |
| Greist | 80 | 227 | / |
| Greite | 80 | 136 | / |
| Griott | 80 | 93 | / |
| Griste | 80 | 92 | / |
| Gruitt | 80 | 78 | / |
| Gruits | 80 | 68 | / |
| Grists | 80 | 9 | / |
| Graitz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Greits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grieth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gruith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gruite | 80 | 0 | / |
| Griett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grhoit | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gris | 75 | 5,622 | / |
| Grid | 75 | 3,826 | / |
| Grip | 75 | 1,484 | / |
| Grai | 75 | 829 | / |
| Grio | 75 | 695 | / |
| Gret | 75 | 613 | / |
| Griz | 75 | 587 | / |
| Grie | 75 | 413 | / |
| Gryt | 75 | 299 | / |
| Grei | 75 | 175 | / |
| Grii | 75 | 175 | / |
| Grih | 75 | 142 | / |
| Ngri | 75 | 61 | / |
| Griß | 75 | 57 | / |
| Grui | 75 | 56 | / |
| Grhi | 75 | 43 | / |
| Gëri | 75 | 17 | / |
| Groi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ghri | 75 | 11 | / |
| Grij | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gőri | 75 | 8 | / |
| Griy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Grêt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Grri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ggri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Griš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grét | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grjt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gryi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graicht | 73 | 50 | / |
| Gruitch | 73 | 29 | / |
| Groitch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Greicht | 73 | 3 | / |
| Grisstt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gritova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gruitte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graitte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gritová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Griëtte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greithe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graisth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Great | 67 | 6,047 | / |
| Grish | 67 | 4,840 | / |
| Greis | 67 | 4,160 | / |
| Grätz | 67 | 3,638 | / |
| Gripp | 67 | 3,179 | / |
| Grich | 67 | 2,878 | / |
| Greth | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Greet | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Ghris | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Groiß | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Gruis | 67 | 971 | / |
| Griss | 67 | 821 | / |
| Graia | 67 | 811 | / |
| Grais | 67 | 758 | / |
| Greiß | 67 | 516 | / |
| Grois | 67 | 463 | / |
| Grett | 67 | 441 | / |
| Geeri | 67 | 421 | / |
| Grets | 67 | 333 | / |
| Gryte | 67 | 322 | / |
| Grest | 67 | 277 | / |
| Graid | 67 | 271 | / |
| Grete | 67 | 264 | / |
| Grijp | 67 | 225 | / |
| Greyt | 67 | 160 | / |
| Grizz | 67 | 148 | / |
| Griph | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gryth | 67 | 110 | / |
| Graiz | 67 | 108 | / |
| Gruiz | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ghrui | 67 | 71 | / |
| Graić | 67 | 71 | / |
| Greitsch | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gredt | 67 | 41 | / |
| Greij | 67 | 40 | / |
| Grisz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gryst | 67 | 27 | / |
| Greiz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghrai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Grytt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Grytå | 67 | 18 | / |
| Grittová | 67 | 16 | / |
| Grieh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Grihp | 67 | 14 | / |
| Grihe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gryot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Greip | 67 | 12 | / |
| Grayt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghroi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gried | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gretd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghrip | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gruič | 67 | 8 | / |
| Grget | 67 | 8 | / |
| Greut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gërgi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngrai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Groitsch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gryts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Graij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gréts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Graih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Graiš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Griod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghrid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graichts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gräte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Groyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Gri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghrzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grisp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gridd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Groiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grieș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grijz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grytė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grzei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graiy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graip | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grret | 67 | 0 | / |
Grit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grit in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रीत | grita | - |
| Grit in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୀତ | gita | - |
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