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Where Does The Last Name Griva Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Griva (Georgian: გრივა, Hindi: ग्रीवा, Russian: Грива) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Gřiva or Grīva. For other possible spellings of Griva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griva? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Griva is the 130,248^th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,097,739 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Griva are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Griva is also the 881,625^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 113 people.

It is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 1,700 people, or 1 in 6,518. In Greece Griva is most frequent in: Attica, where 42 percent reside, Western Greece, where 14 percent reside and Epirus, where 9 percent reside. Besides Greece it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Italy, where 14 percent reside.

Griva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Griva last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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.