Greay Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Greay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1271:212,56520,555
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Greay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greay is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greay is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Greay reside; 82 percent reside in Australasia and 82 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 212,565. In Australia it is most numerous in: Western Australia, where 92 percent reside, Victoria, where 6 percent reside and New South Wales, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Australia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Greay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greay last name declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Greay surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greay surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Greay earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greays914/
Greahy910/
Grehaya831/
Greahey831/
Graye80404/
Greňa80157/
Greye80130/
Greey8083/
Gruey8041/
Graey8013/
Greiy803/
Grauy802/
Greaa801/
Greța801/
Griea801/
Graoy801/
Greuy800/
Grehy800/
Griey800/
Grawey73320/
Greehy73104/
Greuey7356/
Grayaa7325/
Greais735/
Greeae731/
Greaes731/
Grajoy731/
Grouay731/
Grayej731/
Greaer731/
Growey730/
Grahea730/
Grie67413/
Grae67165/
Ghrahey6760/
Greehey6749/
Grée6736/
Grje6717/
Greé6716/
Grej6710/
Grye674/
Gryj673/
Griggey673/
Graé672/
Greaetz672/
Greaher671/
Griahay671/
Grayyeh671/
Gría671/
Grayhay670/
Greyaid670/
Greaess670/

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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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  • 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 Greay
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