Greal Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Greal Surname Definition:

Mag Réill, formerly Mac Néill A galloglass family established in Mayo and Leitrim. MIF 190

Greal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France501:1,328,454133,611
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Gréal (1) are calculated separately.

Greal (25) may also be a first name.

Greal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Réill, formerly Mac Néill A galloglass family established in Mayo and Leitrim. MIF 190

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Greal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greal (Russian: Греал) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Gréal. Click here to see other possible spellings of Greal.

How Common Is The Last Name Greal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Greal are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,328,454. In France Greal is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 48 percent live, Occitanie, where 22 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent live. Excluding France this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Greal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 29 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Greal earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gréal931/
Grehal9192/
Greyal918/
Greald913/
Ghreal912/
Greaal911/
Greall910/
Gral891,573/
Greijal8334/
Greasel8322/
Grehall836/
Grealle831/
Grahl807,622/
Grall806,344/
Graul804,876/
Gruel803,927/
Greil803,852/
Grail801,492/
Grasl801,383/
Greul801,132/
Gratl80407/
Grael80303/
Groel80271/
Graal80217/
Griel80211/
Grele80191/
Greel8096/
Greyl8051/
Grale8038/
Grayl8018/
Grald8014/
Gralh809/
Grial807/
Ghral806/
Gøral806/
Gretl804/
Grhal802/
Grajl801/
Grelh801/
Gralp801/
Grehalle778/
Grayheal771/
Greasell771/
Greehall771/
Greassel770/
Greuel732,391/
Grisel732,161/
Grauel731,921/
Grasel731,771/
Gratil731,504/
Graell731,493/
Grelle731,260/
Groell73643/
Grajal73614/
Gresle73516/
Greule73499/
Gruell73486/
Griehl73377/
Gruyal73372/
Gräsel73183/
Grycel73174/
Grayel73167/
Gräßel73162/
Gresil73153/
Gretel73150/
Greisl73128/
Gresel73123/
Gratel7390/
Groehl7385/
Grägel7374/
Gralle7368/
Groyal7364/
Gruehl7360/
Gracel7355/
Griell7351/
Greitl7350/
Growel7343/
Greile7343/
Gricel7342/
Grault7325/
Greilh7325/
Greill7320/
Ghrael7317/
Grayol7317/
Ghrial7312/
Grásel739/
Greele738/
Greull738/
Grajel738/
Grahal737/
Grešel737/
Grijal736/
Grígel736/
Gritel735/
Grasil735/
Grojel735/
Graill734/
Grawel734/
Graitl734/
Greell733/
Greole733/
Grejel733/
Gracil733/
Greßel733/
Grayal733/
Griall732/
Grecil732/
Grojal732/
Grujel732/
Graale732/
Gréhal732/
Greuil732/
Graasl731/
Grahlt731/
Grahul731/
Grrald731/
Gryell731/
Gryiel731/
Griyal731/
Grialt731/
Ghrale731/
Graahl731/
Grahll731/
Greulh731/
Gőrgel731/
Ngryal731/
Gragli731/
Grriel731/
Grieol731/
Hngral731/
Graull730/
Greihl730/
Greild730/
Graiel730/
Grasll730/
Greyle730/
Greehhall711/
Grassel671,228/
Gressel67959/
Grisell67237/
Greisel67140/
Grle67137/
Griggel67134/
Grässel67116/
Grugiel67110/
Groggel6791/
Grissel6783/
Gryszel6780/
Greusel6778/
Greyell6762/
Groutel6754/
Greszel6753/
Greißel6752/
Grouell6747/
Grichel6745/
Grachel6740/
Greisle6740/
Grayell6734/
Grettel6732/
Growell6731/
Greußel6730/
Gresell6729/
Grasell6724/
Grechel6717/
Grasiel6717/
Graßelt6717/
Greuell6713/
Grysell6713/
Gruggel6712/
Griselt6712/
Grycell679/
Gralova679/
Gricell677/
Grattel677/
Grayiel676/
Grytell676/
Geereel676/
Griseld675/
Gratell675/
Grajale675/
Graisel674/
Graszel674/
Greholt674/
Gräsell674/
Gryseel673/
Griceld673/
Grawell672/
Greysel672/
Grawehl672/
Griosel672/
Growele672/
Gracell671/
Greulle671/
Ghretil671/
Gressil671/
Grahale671/
Grausel671/
Grał671/
Grogiel671/
Griatel671/
Grychel671/
Grysiel671/
Grál671/
Gréault671/
Gríselt671/
Grousel671/
Groucel671/
Gruisel671/
Nngryal671/
Gretell670/
Greelle670/
Graggel670/
Groyall670/

Greal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greal in the Russian language
Греалgreal-

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