de Greef Surname

69,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Greef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Greef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,3551:2,640235
Netherlands2,2551:7,489897
France1661:400,13758,863
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Argentina651:657,59145,740
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England271:2,063,63279,942
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

de Greef Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Greef is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Greef? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Greef is the 69,938th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,030,042 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of de Greef reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 4,355 people, or 1 in 2,640. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 22 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

de Greef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Greef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Greef surname expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Greef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Greef earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.39% more than the national average, earning R 407,292 per year and in Canada they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $55,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Greeff94451/
de Greefe941/
de Gref932/
de Graef881,321/
de Groef88395/
de Greif8838/
de Greff8812/
de Grief880/
de Graeff8273/
de Greiff8250/
de Greift8211/
de Grev801/
de Grift7513/
de Griff754/
De-Graef751/
de Greaw751/
de Grijff7142/
der Griff711/
de Grauw63562/
de Grouw6373/
de Grauv631/
De-Grauw501/

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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 de Greef
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