Griñen Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Griñen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 199 | 1:88,525 | 3,420 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
The alternate forms: Grinen (17) & Griñén (1) are calculated separately.
Griñen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Griñen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Griñen is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Grinen or Griñén. For other potential spellings of Griñen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Griñen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 908,336th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Griñen live; 76 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
Griñen is most prevalent in Chile, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 88,525. In Chile Griñen is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 96 percent are found, Valparaíso Region, where 3 percent are found and Bío Bío Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Chile this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Uruguay, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinen | 94 | 17 | / |
| Griñén | 94 | 1 | / |
| Greñen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gruñen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Grinenk | 77 | 6 | / |
| Greinen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Grinien | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grienen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grienin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grinhen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grinienė | 71 | 954 | / |
| Griniene | 71 | 16 | / |
| Grunin | 67 | 2,722 | / |
| Grinin | 67 | 1,636 | / |
| Grünen | 67 | 282 | / |
| Grenen | 67 | 43 | / |
| Grenin | 67 | 40 | / |
| Grunen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Grynin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Grimén | 67 | 9 | / |
| Grainienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gringienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grainiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Groiniene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grenim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Griñen
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