Grivin Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Grivin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grivin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Russia1321:1,091,84182,080
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Grivin (1,611) may also be a first name.

Grivin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grivin (Russian: Гривин) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grivin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grivin is the 651,048th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Grivin live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 192,490th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 1,611 people.

The surname Grivin is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Grivin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grivin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grivin last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grivin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grivin last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grivina92307/
Greivin925/
Griving923/
Grivine922/
Grivion921/
Graivin921/
Greiving86198/
Grishvin8669/
Grevin83646/
Griven8346/
Grévin8324/
Gruvin8312/
Greivienė80132/
Greving77950/
Grevink77516/
Grieven7733/
Greevin7715/
Grevina7710/
Grévain7710/
Grevain775/
Greavin772/
Greiven771/
Grevienė71189/
Greevink71116/
Griboine7187/
Greaving7128/
Grishven712/
Gryvienė711/
Grevingk711/
Greven674,571/
Gräven67125/
Gruven6720/
Grivenova676/
Gruvén672/
Gréven672/
Gėruvienė671/

Grivin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grivin in the Russian language
Гривинgrivin-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grivin
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