Grégoire Surname

136,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Grégoire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grégoire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,4251:4,741534
Canada5071:72,6748,260
France2571:258,45439,879
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Gregoire (46,932) & Grègoire (19) are calculated separately.

Grégoire (16,790) may also be a first name.

Grégoire Last Name Facts

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

Grégoire is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gregoire or Grègoire. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grégoire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,812th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,222,490 people. The surname Grégoire occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Grégoire live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Grégoire is also the 42,909th most widely held first name in the world, held by 16,790 people.

The surname Grégoire is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2,425 people, or 1 in 4,741. In Belgium Grégoire is most common in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gregoire9646,932/
Grègoire9619/
Grégoir9321/
Grégore933/
Grigoire883/
Grégor863/
Gregoires822/
Greggoire821/
Gregoiere821/
Gregoiret821/
Gregoirei821/
Gregoirre821/
Gregoiree821/
Grregoire821/
Grigore8045,095/
Gregore80785/
Gregoir80391/
Grégory8042/
Grégori8030/
Gregire801/
Grègoir801/
Grigorie752,753/
Grigoret75546/
Gregorie75436/
Gregores75422/
Gregoret75421/
Grigorea7588/
Gregorey7542/
Greguire7538/
Gregorre758/
Grigorey757/
Gregaire755/
Gregoiri753/
Grégoris753/
Greggire752/
Gregoira752/
Gregoirr752/
Greggore751/
Gregoiry751/
Gregorez751/
Gregorea751/
Greegore750/
Griguire750/
Grigaire750/
Gregor7120,162/
Grigor714,761/
Grigorets71413/
Gréger7191/
Gregir7137/
Grygor7134/
Grigoreas7129/
Gregre7121/
Gregorets712/
Grzegorze712/
Grigir711/
Grzegoreh711/
Grigoress711/
Gregoirio711/
Gregorrey710/
Gregoriey710/
Greggorey710/
Gregorrie710/
Gregory67214,506/
Gregori6721,025/
Grygier672,037/
Grigori671,549/
Grigory67482/
Gregoor67435/
Gregier67265/
Gregora67235/
Greggor67207/
Gregorz67136/
Grigora67134/
Greagor6797/
Greegor6797/
Greygor6782/
Graygor6743/
Gregorj6726/
Grygory6717/
Grigier6711/
Gregord677/
Grigord677/
Grzegorzeh677/
Cgregor676/
Gregort674/
Grigorz674/
Gregiri672/
Grzegor672/
Greigor672/
Gregere672/
Gregour671/
Greigre671/
Grigoretts671/
Grigour671/
Griegor671/
Gregorí671/
Greguir671/
Grigere671/
Grigiri671/
Griggor670/
Grigiry670/
Gregirt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grégoire
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