Grives Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Suriname

Grives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1271:523,01472,224
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Suriname191:29,0855,642
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Grivès (3) are calculated separately.

Grives (12) may also be a first name.

Grives Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grives occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Grivès. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grives? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,014,722nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Grives are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Grives is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name in the world, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 523,014. In France Grives is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent live, Brittany, where 34 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 9 percent live. Besides France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Grives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grives has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grives last name declined 2 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grives Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Grives earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning $37,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grivès943/
Grieves923,883/
Greives92196/
Griveas92150/
Graives923/
Grivets922/
Grive91230/
Grieve8316,541/
Grivet831,572/
Greive831,090/
Greves83675/
Grivei83378/
Grivec83194/
Griver83140/
Grivea8376/
Graive8334/
Grivey8328/
Grivej8325/
Gruves832/
Gribes832/
Grivis831/
Grivez831/
Grêves831/
Grivee831/
Griove830/
Gruive830/
Greaves7736,229/
Greeves771,867/
Grivois77426/
Graiver7794/
Greivys7753/
Greiver7751/
Grivett7745/
Greivis777/
Gribets776/
Grivetz776/
Grayves776/
Griviss774/
Grevese773/
Grevets772/
Grevies771/
Gribest771/
Gruiver771/
Griewes771/
Greibes770/
Griviea770/
Grivisc770/
Grievis770/
Grieues770/
Grievie770/
Greisve770/
Greve7318,514/
Gräve73669/
Gribe7383/
Grivi7332/
Grivy7317/
Grève7312/
Grivé739/
Grēve732/
Griwe730/
Grevesse71226/
Griewies712/
Greisver710/
Greiwe671,607/
Greeve67952/
Grever67885/
Grevet67633/
Gribis67198/
Grevis67183/
Grevey67166/
Greibe67165/
Grewis67131/
Griewe67120/
Griewisch6790/
Greave6777/
Grevys6760/
Graibe6748/
Grivňa6734/
Grebis6725/
Gresve6724/
Gruwes6717/
Gräver6712/
Grevez6712/
Grevie679/
Gribez679/
Grebes678/
Grevex677/
Grivic676/
Gruvis676/
Ghribe676/
Griewa676/
Gribej674/
Grayve674/
Grivoy672/
Grisvy672/
Greiue672/
Grewes672/
Grivič672/
Grevei672/
Gruibe671/
Gruiva671/
Grevea671/
Gribey671/
Griebisch671/
Greuve671/
Greivy671/
Grivay671/
Gribeh671/
Gruvez670/
Grivit670/
Grevee670/

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Footnotes

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