Greb Surname

65,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Greb Surname User-submission:

A digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals.

Greb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5571:22,6332,994
United States1,8151:199,70219,645
Russia1,4361:100,36412,343
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Poland1021:372,63540,973
Kazakhstan931:190,13417,895
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Austria171:500,90847,931
Bosnia and Herzegovina171:208,02411,299
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Greb (47) may also be a first name.

Greb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals.

- itstricky

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 found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,927th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 962,688 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Greb reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Greb is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,557 people, or 1 in 22,633. In Germany Greb is mostly found in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 19 percent reside.

Greb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greb last name increased 1,156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Christian (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Greb are 12.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.84% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grieb894,792/
Greub89818/
Greab89552/
Greeb89376/
Graeb89337/
Ghreb89248/
Greib89181/
Grebs8975/
Groeb8942/
Grzeb8926/
Grebd891/
Greyb891/
Grreb891/
Ghrieb804,137/
Ghreeb801,077/
Ghreib80782/
Greabs803/
Greebs800/
Grob7513,112/
Grib7511,814/
Grab756,867/
Grew752,480/
Gref751,658/
Gerb75707/
Gräb75641/
Grev75325/
Gryb75171/
Gröb75142/
Grep7597/
Gríb755/
Gjrb752/
Girb751/
Grebova7315/
Grebová737/
Greasbt732/
Grahieb731/
Ghreibs731/
Ghaireb731/
Grzyb6715,743/
Greif679,061/
Gräfe677,447/
Ghrib675,387/
Greff674,614/
Griep674,264/
Greef672,055/
Grefe671,933/
Gerpe671,646/
Grief671,499/
Groep671,064/
Greep67594/
Grife67419/
Gripe67313/
Grept67294/
Ghrab67276/
Greva67258/
Ghryb67154/
Graab67135/
Gherb67102/
Grepe67101/
Grepp6797/
Grzib6794/
Graib6790/
Greaf6771/
Gribs6770/
Gryfe6768/
Griev6767/
Gerbs6761/
Greup6755/
Greyf6748/
Griew6744/
Greev6741/
Greft6738/
Gröbs6731/
Gräbs6723/
Greps6722/
Grabp6719/
Greew6716/
Graep6715/
Grybś6715/
Grzep6713/
Greip6712/
Grybė6710/
Grews679/
Ngref679/
Ghrep679/
Greiv677/
Guerb676/
Greap674/
Grybs674/
Grayb673/
Ghrob673/
Ghirb673/
Gretf672/
Cgrew671/
Greiw671/
Gresf671/
Greuv671/
Grewz671/
Grevs671/
Ngrew671/
Greibova671/
Gribė671/
Gytrb671/
Greph670/
Greaw670/

Greb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greb in the Oriya language
େଗବ୍egab-
Greb in the Russian language
Гребgreb-

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