Greb Surname
Approximately 7,570 people bear this surname
Greb Surname User-submission:
A digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals.
Greb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,557 | 1:22,633 | 2,994 |
| United States | 1,815 | 1:199,702 | 19,645 |
| Russia | 1,436 | 1:100,364 | 12,343 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Poland | 102 | 1:372,635 | 40,973 |
| Kazakhstan | 93 | 1:190,134 | 17,895 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | 1:208,024 | 11,299 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
Greb (47) may also be a first name.
Greb Surname Meaning
Greb Demographics
Greb Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Greb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greb (Oriya: େଗବ୍, Russian: Греб) is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greb? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,927th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 962,688 people. The surname Greb is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Greb live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 47 people.
The surname Greb is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 3,557 people, or 1 in 22,633. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.
Greb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Greb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greb surname grew 1,156 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Greb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Greb surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Christian (53%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Greb surname are 12.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.84% being registered with the party.
The amount Greb earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.26% more than the national average, earning $67,202 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grieb | 89 | 4,792 | / |
| Greub | 89 | 818 | / |
| Greab | 89 | 552 | / |
| Greeb | 89 | 376 | / |
| Graeb | 89 | 337 | / |
| Ghreb | 89 | 248 | / |
| Greib | 89 | 181 | / |
| Grebs | 89 | 75 | / |
| Groeb | 89 | 42 | / |
| Grzeb | 89 | 26 | / |
| Grebd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Greyb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Grreb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghrieb | 80 | 4,137 | / |
| Ghreeb | 80 | 1,077 | / |
| Ghreib | 80 | 782 | / |
| Greabs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Greebs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grob | 75 | 13,112 | / |
| Grib | 75 | 11,814 | / |
| Grab | 75 | 6,867 | / |
| Grew | 75 | 2,480 | / |
| Gref | 75 | 1,658 | / |
| Gerb | 75 | 707 | / |
| Gräb | 75 | 641 | / |
| Grev | 75 | 325 | / |
| Gryb | 75 | 171 | / |
| Gröb | 75 | 142 | / |
| Grep | 75 | 97 | / |
| Gríb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gjrb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Girb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grebova | 73 | 15 | / |
| Grebová | 73 | 7 | / |
| Greasbt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Grahieb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghreibs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghaireb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grzyb | 67 | 15,743 | / |
| Greif | 67 | 9,061 | / |
| Gräfe | 67 | 7,447 | / |
| Ghrib | 67 | 5,387 | / |
| Greff | 67 | 4,614 | / |
| Griep | 67 | 4,264 | / |
| Greef | 67 | 2,055 | / |
| Grefe | 67 | 1,933 | / |
| Gerpe | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Grief | 67 | 1,499 | / |
| Groep | 67 | 1,064 | / |
| Greep | 67 | 594 | / |
| Grife | 67 | 419 | / |
| Gripe | 67 | 313 | / |
| Grept | 67 | 294 | / |
| Ghrab | 67 | 276 | / |
| Greva | 67 | 258 | / |
| Ghryb | 67 | 154 | / |
| Graab | 67 | 135 | / |
| Gherb | 67 | 102 | / |
| Grepe | 67 | 101 | / |
| Grepp | 67 | 97 | / |
| Grzib | 67 | 94 | / |
| Graib | 67 | 90 | / |
| Greaf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gribs | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gryfe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Griev | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gerbs | 67 | 61 | / |
| Greup | 67 | 55 | / |
| Greyf | 67 | 48 | / |
| Griew | 67 | 44 | / |
| Greev | 67 | 41 | / |
| Greft | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gröbs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gräbs | 67 | 23 | / |
| Greps | 67 | 22 | / |
| Grabp | 67 | 19 | / |
| Greew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Graep | 67 | 15 | / |
| Grybś | 67 | 15 | / |
| Grzep | 67 | 13 | / |
| Greip | 67 | 12 | / |
| Grybė | 67 | 10 | / |
| Grews | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngref | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghrep | 67 | 9 | / |
| Greiv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guerb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Greap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grybs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grayb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghrob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghirb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gretf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cgrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gresf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greuv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grewz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greibova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gribė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gytrb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greaw | 67 | 0 | / |
Greb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Greb in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗବ୍ | egab | - |
| Greb in the Russian language | ||
| Греб | greb | - |
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