Griv Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Griv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Griv (14) may also be a first name.

Griv Last Name Facts

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

Griv (Hindi: ग्रीव, Russian: Грив) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Griv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Griv reside; 37 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 8,006,836. In Russia Griv is mostly found in: Zabaykalsky Krai, where 39 percent are found, Republic of Tatarstan, where 28 percent are found and Moscow, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Russia Griv occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Taiwan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griev8967/
Greiv897/
Grivs892/
Grivz892/
Griov891/
Grib7511,814/
Grip751,484/
Grif75524/
Grev75325/
Gräv752/
Gribova736,942/
Grivova7371/
Gribová7370/
Grifova735/
Gripová731/
Grivsch731/
Gripova731/
Greif679,061/
Ghrib675,387/
Grieb674,792/
Griep674,264/
Gripp673,179/
Grief671,499/
Griff671,344/
Grift67771/
Grife67419/
Gripe67313/
Greva67258/
Graif67235/
Grijp67225/
Greib67181/
Griph67134/
Greifová67110/
Grzib6794/
Graib6790/
Gribs6770/
Grips6761/
Griew6744/
Greev6741/
Grivňová6733/
Grihp6714/
Greip6712/
Ghrip679/
Greifova675/
Graifová671/
Ghrif671/
Gribė671/
Grisf671/
Greibova671/
Griwt671/
Grevs671/
Greuv671/
Greiw671/
Grisp671/
Gritf671/
Graip670/

Griv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griv in the Hindi language
ग्रीवgriva-
Griv in the Russian language
Гривgriv-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griv
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