Cognomen Grīva (Грива 
, Grīva 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Grīva is habitual in Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, Latvia, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
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| Грива | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| Grīva | Latvia |
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māris grīva LV (b. 1944) |
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| žanis grīva Latvian children's writer (1910-1982), LV (b. 1910) |
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lauma grīva Latvian long jumper, LV (b. 1984) |
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māra grīva Latvian athlete, LV (b. 1989) |
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| aleksandrs grīva LV (b. 1938) |
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| gunta grīva Latvian stage actress, LV (b. 1959) |
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| gundega grīva Latvian athletics competitor, LV (b. 1991) |
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