Grive Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Grive Surname Definition:

For Grieve = Greave, q.v.

Grive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain991:472,24324,257
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States231:15,759,084542,937
France211:3,162,987209,042
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Grivé (9) are calculated separately.

Grive (49) may also be a first name.

Grive Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Grieve = Greave, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grive Last Name Facts

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

Grive is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Grivé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grive? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,076,574th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Grive reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 472,243. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 78 percent reside, Balearic Islands, where 17 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Spain this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Grive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grive has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 8 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grive Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grive last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Grive earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.09% more than the national average, earning $60,015 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grivé939/
Grieve9116,541/
Grivet911,572/
Greive911,090/
Grivei91378/
Grives91250/
Griver91140/
Grivea9176/
Graive9134/
Grivey9128/
Grivej9125/
Grivez911/
Grivee911/
Griove910/
Gruive910/
Greives83196/
Griveas83150/
Graiver8394/
Greiver8351/
Grivett8345/
Grivetz836/
Graives833/
Grivets832/
Gruiver831/
Greieve830/
Griviea830/
Grievie830/
Greisve830/
Grave8018,607/
Greve8018,514/
Gräve80669/
Gribe8083/
Gruve8033/
Grivi8032/
Grivy8017/
Grève8012/
Grēve802/
Griwe800/
Greisver770/
Greiwe731,607/
Graeve731,088/
Greeve73952/
Grever73885/
Greves73675/
Grimpe73656/
Griebe73650/
Grevet73633/
Gravey73448/
Grevey73166/
Greibe73165/
Griewe73120/
Greave7377/
Grouve7358/
Graave7356/
Griber7356/
Graibe7348/
Grivňa7334/
Gravee7326/
Gresve7324/
Gribet7322/
Gräver7312/
Grevez7312/
Grevie739/
Gribez739/
Ghribe736/
Griewa736/
Gravea734/
Gribej734/
Grayve734/
Grivès733/
Groeve732/
Grivoy732/
Grisvy732/
Greiue732/
Gribes732/
Grebie732/
Grevei732/
Gruibe731/
Gruiva731/
Grivis731/
Grevea731/
Gribey731/
Ghrave731/
Graëve731/
Greuve731/
Greivy731/
Grivay731/
Grêves731/
Gribeh731/
Gribie731/
Grievy730/
Grivit730/
Grevee730/
Grauve730/
Greaves6736,229/
Greeves671,867/
Greaver67841/
Greever67749/
Grivois67426/
Greiber67325/
Grevett67124/
Grivich67106/
Gribetz6795/
Grayver6757/
Greivys6753/
Greevey6752/
Grettve6743/
Graiber6735/
Grisbee6727/
Griebie6726/
Greavey6722/
Grajave6722/
Griyova6713/
Greyver6712/
Grouver6711/
Griwetz679/
Greivis677/
Gribets676/
Grayves676/
Gretved676/
Grzhiva675/
Greijbe675/
Hggreve674/
Griviss674/
Grisbey672/
Greavea672/
Grevets672/
G'Reiva671/
Greiwer671/
Greuver671/
Gribest671/
Grauver671/
Ghreibe671/
Ghribeh671/
Grivitt671/
Griyavi671/
D'Grave671/
Greibes670/
Graimpe670/
Grouves670/
Grishue670/
Griebee670/

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