Greabe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greabe Surname User-submission:

Greabe is a variant of the surname Graebe, derived from Old High German graban, meaning 'to dig'. It means 'grave-digger' or 'trench-digger'.

Greabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Greabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Greabe is a variant of the surname Graebe, derived from Old High German graban, meaning 'to dig'. It means 'grave-digger' or 'trench-digger'.

- Sophia Greabe

Greabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greabe is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Greabe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Greabe are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Greabe is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 56 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 33 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Greabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greabe last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Greabe earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 116.05% more than the national average, earning $93,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greaber9286/
Greabes925/
Grebe9111,393/
Grabe914,430/
Graber8323,689/
Greber833,782/
Griebe83650/
Greybe83360/
Graebe83353/
Groebe83347/
Grebet83247/
Grabie83237/
Graube83198/
Greebe83182/
Greibe83165/
Grebeň83133/
Grabei83123/
Grabey83101/
Grabes8380/
Greave8377/
Grebey8376/
Graibe8348/
Greaby8335/
Grabet8327/
Grabez8327/
Gruebe8317/
Greube8317/
Grebez8317/
Grebej839/
Grebes838/
Graybe833/
Grebie832/
Grabee831/
Grajbe831/
Grabej831/
Grebhe831/
Graabe830/
Greassbey800/
Greaves7736,229/
Grabher772,114/
Greaver77841/
Greiber77325/
Greasby77254/
Grebezs77250/
Grayber77239/
Grajber77103/
Grabecz7793/
Grabetz7771/
Grabets7768/
Greuber7748/
Greyber7742/
Grebetz7741/
Graiber7735/
Grebets7732/
Grauber7728/
Greeber7727/
Griebie7726/
Greavey7722/
Grebesh777/
Ghrebet775/
Greijbe775/
Grebess773/
Grebežs773/
Greavea772/
Grabett771/
Greybea771/
Greawes771/
Ghrabet771/
Ghreibe771/
Greawer771/
Grabezs771/
Ghrabie771/
Graybeh771/
Grabech771/
Grehber771/
Greibes770/
Greubey770/
Griebee770/
Greesbe770/
Greve7318,514/
Grewe7310,630/
Graba735,499/
Gräbe73984/
Graby73443/
Greba73249/
Grewa73230/
Grabi73199/
Greby73198/
Gribe7383/
Grebi7334/
Grybe7331/
Grebé7313/
Grabă734/
Grabé731/
Grébe731/
Ghraibeh715,884/
Grabherr71738/
Ghreibeh7166/
Greavett7136/
Graabech718/
Grraiber712/
Greeaves711/
Greybieh711/
Greeaver711/
Ghraybeh711/
Grieve6716,541/
Greiwe671,607/
Greive671,090/
Graeve671,088/
Greeve67952/
Grasby67895/
Grever67885/
Grabić67759/
Greves67675/
Grevet67633/
Grauby67523/
Grabis67432/
Groube67306/
Ghraba67253/
Greevy67245/
Grabit67243/
Grebić67209/
Graewe67202/
Grevey67166/
Grebeňová67123/
Griewe67120/
Grabys67113/
Grebio67108/
Greway6799/
Greeby6797/
Grivea6776/
Grabio6776/
Gryber6768/
Griber6756/
Grauba6747/
Grewey6741/
Ngrabi6738/
Greavy6734/
Grevay6731/
Greevi6730/
Gráber6729/
Grabaj6727/
Gravee6726/
Grebis6725/
Grabiś6725/
Gresve6724/
Greywe6724/
Gribet6722/
Ghrabi6715/
Grempe6713/
Greiba6712/
Grevez6712/
Gresby6710/
Graboi6710/
Grevie679/
Ghrebi679/
Gribez679/
Grebay678/
Graibi678/
Graiba677/
Ghribe676/
Griewa676/
Grzaba675/
Graboy674/
Gravea674/
Greiby674/
Gribej674/
Greybé674/
Grebaj673/
Groeve672/
Groeby672/
Greiue672/
Grabay672/
Grewes672/
Gribes672/
Groewe672/
Gréber672/
Grevei672/
Gruibe671/
Groebi671/
Greiwa671/
Grevea671/
Grewaj671/
Gribey671/
Greavi671/
Ghraby671/
Grabaa671/
Grasbi671/
Greuve671/
Grevai671/
Grabid671/
Grabič671/
Grzeba671/
Grzewa671/
Greibi671/
Graboa671/
Greewe671/
Gribeh671/
Gresbi671/
Grawee671/
Gratbi671/
Grivee671/
Greewa671/
Grevaj671/
Greeba670/
Grueby670/
Grewei670/
Greathoue670/
Graaby670/
Grevee670/
Greuba670/

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