Grivas Surname

107,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Grivas Surname Definition:

“Grey” in Greek.

Grivas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,0911:3,585320
United States5941:610,20049,533
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Cyprus601:14,7481,691
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Canada561:657,95753,499
El Salvador511:124,3901,758
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Grivas (73) may also be a first name.

Grivas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Grey” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Grivas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grivas (Georgian: გრივას, Russian: Гривас) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grivas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,211th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,674,143 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Grivas reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 73 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 3,091 people, or 1 in 3,585. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 40 percent live, Western Greece, where 14 percent live and Central Greece, where 9 percent live. Besides Greece this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Grivas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grivas surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grivas surname are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grivas earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning R 221,736 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $56,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griveas92150/
Grievas923/
Ghrivas921/
Grivase921/
Griva913,474/
Grevas83343/
Gribas83176/
Grivaz83134/
Grieva83107/
Grivat8387/
Grivea8376/
Grivňa8334/
Grivac8319/
Grivau8312/
Greiva834/
Griova832/
Grivos832/
Gruiva831/
Grivay831/
Griveau771,736/
Grevase77943/
Grivois77426/
Grivaud77371/
Grivaux77212/
Grimpas7776/
Grevais7730/
Grivach779/
Grzhiva775/
Grivatt772/
Greavas772/
Grivaut771/
Ghrivat771/
G'Reiva771/
Grisbas770/
Griviea770/
Grivashova751/
Griba73569/
Greva73258/
Grivo7359/
Griwa7319/
Gryva734/
Gřiva733/
Grīva732/
Grivault71405/
Griveaux71265/
Griveaud71169/
Grevaise711/
Grievous710/
Grivot671,035/
Grevaz67489/
Grivei67378/
Grziwa67301/
Grybas67204/
Ghriba67140/
Grevat67112/
Gribai6783/
Greeva6762/
Grebas6756/
Gribaa6752/
Griwatsch6741/
Grevay6731/
Grivey6728/
Grivou6727/
Grievo6725/
Gribos6722/
Grewas6721/
Grivoz6719/
Greiba6712/
Gribatsch6712/
Gřivač679/
Grywas678/
Griwac678/
Graiba677/
Griewa676/
Grivoy672/
Grevad672/
Grisveaux672/
Griveault672/
Grisuo671/
Greiwa671/
Grevea671/
Grevos671/
Gribay671/
Grivod671/
Grevai671/
Grisua671/
Gribau671/
Ngriwa671/
Grevaj671/

Grivas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grivas in the Georgian language
გრივასgrivas-
Grivas in the Russian language
Гривасgrivas-

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