Griß Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Griß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria161:532,21549,801

The alternate forms: Gri (1,586) are calculated separately.

Griß Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griß occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gri. Click here to see other potential spellings of Griß.

How Common Is The Last Name Griß? popularity and diffusion

Griß is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Griß is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Griß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany Griß is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 28 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gri951,586/
Groiß891,001/
Grieß89572/
Greiß89516/
Gris755,622/
Grid753,826/
Greß752,022/
Grit751,895/
Grip751,484/
Grix75960/
Grai75829/
Grio75695/
Griz75587/
Grie75413/
Grei75175/
Grii75175/
Grih75142/
Gräß7568/
Ngri7561/
Grui7556/
Grhi7543/
Gëri7517/
Groi7512/
Ghri7511/
Grij7510/
Gőri758/
Griy754/
Grri752/
Ggri752/
Griš751/
Grzi751/
Gryi751/
Grice6721,420/
Gries6711,094/
Grist675,391/
Grish674,840/
Greis674,160/
Gripp673,179/
Grich672,878/
Grise672,564/
Ghris671,047/
Gruis67971/
Griss67821/
Graia67811/
Grais67758/
Gritt67703/
Grois67463/
Geeri67421/
Grait67371/
Graid67271/
Grijp67225/
Gruit67181/
Grizz67148/
Griph67134/
Grieš67115/
Graiz67108/
Groix6792/
Gruiz6778/
Ghrui6771/
Graić6771/
Grijs6767/
Griez6750/
Greij6740/
Grisz6737/
Grios6736/
Ghrit6727/
Greiz6725/
Ngris6725/
Greit6724/
Ghrai6723/
Grieh6715/
Grihp6714/
Grihe6713/
Greeß6713/
Ngriz6713/
Greip6712/
Gritė6712/
Groit6711/
Griët6710/
Groyß6710/
Ghroi679/
Ghrip679/
Gruič678/
Gërgi677/
Grzeß677/
Ngrai676/
Grgis674/
Graij674/
Greić673/
Graih673/
Graiš673/
Greid672/
Ghrid672/
N'Gri672/
Ghrzi672/
Grisp671/
Grioh671/
Gridd671/
Ghrio671/
Graič671/
Greih671/
Groiz671/
Gridt671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Grijz671/
Grzei671/
Griej671/
Ghrii671/
Gruix671/
Ghrgi671/
Griey670/
Graiy670/
Graip670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Griß
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