Griu Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Griu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova7981:4,463643
Romania361:557,71941,269
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Grîu (60) are calculated separately.

Griu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griu (Russian: Гриу) is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Grîu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 401,796th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,338,153 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Griu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 4,463. In Moldova Griu is most numerous in: Rîșcani District, where 25 percent are found, Basarabeasca District, where 11 percent are found and Sîngerei District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Moldova Griu is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Griu Last Name Statistics demography

Griu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grîu9260/
Grieu89653/
Griou89175/
Gruiu89113/
Grius8912/
Griut898/
Griup891/
Griju891/
Grioui80304/
Grijus801/
Grijui801/
Greius801/
Griuts801/
Graiju801/
Gryu75260/
Gräu751/
Greijus7340/
Graiyut731/
Ghrijou731/
Grayius731/
Gryou672,490/
Greau67674/
Greou67624/
Grijó67101/
Grihault6773/
Gréau6767/
Gréus677/
Greyu676/
Grujó674/
Greeu673/
Groju671/
Grehu671/

Griu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griu in the Russian language
Гриуgriu-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Griu
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