Grīns Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grīns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grīns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Grins (301) are calculated separately.

Grīns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grīns occurs most in Latvia. It may also be found as: Grins. For other possible spellings of Grīns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grīns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grīns is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Grīns occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grīns live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. Besides Latvia it is found in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grins93301/
Grns891/
Grens80421/
Gräns80276/
Græns8029/
Grēns802/
Ggrns801/
Grnse800/
Grønås73532/
Greens73198/
Griens73174/
Grijns7379/
Gråhns7340/
Gränse7320/
Grönås7315/
Grenås7312/
Grænse7311/
Grense733/
Gruens733/
Groens732/
Grinss731/
Grynsz731/
Grinst731/
Gruins730/
Grinns730/
Geerens6787/
Grünsch6758/
Grønnås6730/
Grinsch6723/
Grennæs675/
Greensh672/
Grnz671/
Green's671/
Greensp671/

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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 Grīns
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