Griva Surname
Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname
Griva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,700 | 1:6,518 | 743 |
| Russia | 517 | 1:278,768 | 28,942 |
| Italy | 472 | 1:129,569 | 21,002 |
| Argentina | 172 | 1:248,508 | 20,139 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| Latvia | 99 | 1:20,708 | 3,122 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Belarus | 52 | 1:182,713 | 23,870 |
| Serbia | 30 | 1:238,165 | 13,506 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
The alternate forms: Gřiva (3) & Grīva (2) are calculated separately.
Griva (113) may also be a first name.
Griva Demographics
Average Griva Salary in
United States
$35,705 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Griva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Griva (Georgian: გრივა, Hindi: ग्रीवा, Russian: Грива) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gřiva or Grīva. Click here to see other potential spellings of Griva.
How Common Is The Last Name Griva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,248th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Griva live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Griva is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 113 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 1,700 people, or 1 in 6,518. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent live, Western Greece, where 14 percent live and Epirus, where 9 percent live. Apart from Greece it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 14 percent live.
Griva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Griva last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Griva surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Griva earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,447 per year and in United States they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $35,705 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Griva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Griva in the Georgian language | ||
| გრივა | griva | - |
| Griva in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रीवा | griva | 76.92 |
| गृवा | grva | 15.38 |
| ग्रिवा | griva | 7.69 |
| Griva in the Russian language | ||
| Грива | griva | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griva
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