Grebe Surname

45,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,1961:11,1881,427
United States2,1101:171,78117,326
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
Russia3571:403,70638,943
Israel3351:25,5453,734
Ivory Coast3111:74,1844,114
Argentina2371:180,35215,113
Chile831:212,2476,658
Australia501:539,91440,287
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Austria281:304,12334,120
England241:2,321,58686,519
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France41:16,605,680368,153
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malta11:430,2723,380
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:132,15412,637

The alternate forms: Grebé (13), Grébe (1) & Grébé (1) are calculated separately.

Grebe (201) may also be a first name.

Grebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grebe (Russian: Гребе) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Grebé, Grébe or Grébé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Grebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Grebe? popularity and diffusion

Grebe is the 45,542nd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 639,651 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Grebe are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 639,077th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 201 people.

The last name Grebe is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,196 people, or 1 in 11,188. In Germany Grebe is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Hesse, where 32 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Grebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grebe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grebe last name rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grebe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Grebe surname are 10.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grebe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning R 281,196 per year; in United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $52,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grebé9313/
Grébe931/
Greber913,782/
Griebe91650/
Greybe91360/
Graebe91353/
Groebe91347/
Grebet91247/
Greebe91182/
Greibe91165/
Grebeň91133/
Grebey9176/
Greube9117/
Grebez9117/
Greabe9111/
Grebej919/
Grebes918/
Grebie912/
Grebhe911/
Grébé871/
Greiber83325/
Grebezs83250/
Greaber8386/
Greyber8342/
Grebetz8341/
Grebets8332/
Greeber8327/
Griebie8326/
Grebesh837/
Ghrebet835/
Greabes835/
Greijbe835/
Grebess833/
Grebežs833/
Greybea831/
Ghreibe831/
Grehber831/
Greibes830/
Groebie830/
Greubey830/
Griebee830/
Greesbe830/
Greve8018,514/
Grewe8010,630/
Grobe806,279/
Grabe804,430/
Gerbe801,447/
Gräbe80984/
Gröbe80614/
Greba80249/
Girbe80240/
Greby80198/
Gribe8083/
Grebi8034/
Grybe8031/
Ghreibeh7766/
Greybieh771/
Gerber73100,528/
Grieve7316,541/
Greiwe731,607/
Greive731,090/
Girbes731,008/
Girbea731,000/
Gerbet73966/
Greeve73952/
Grever73885/
Greves73675/
Grevet73633/
Gerbes73630/
Gîrbea73297/
Greevy73245/
Grebić73209/
Grevey73166/
Guerbe73133/
Grabei73123/
Griewe73120/
Grebio73108/
Grabey73101/
Greeby7397/
Gerbey7397/
Greave7377/
Gherbe7369/
Gryber7368/
Gerbed7360/
Griber7356/
Graibe7348/
Grobey7342/
Grewey7341/
Greaby7335/
Greevi7330/
Grebis7325/
Gresve7324/
Greywe7324/
Gribet7322/
Gerbez7319/
Girbet7318/
Grempe7313/
Greiba7312/
Gerbei7312/
Grevez7312/
Gresby7310/
Grevie739/
Ghrebi739/
Gribez739/
Grebay738/
Gierbe737/
Gerbej736/
Grobee736/
Ghribe736/
Girber735/
Greiby734/
Gribej734/
Greybé734/
Graybe733/
Gerbeš733/
Grebaj733/
Groeby732/
Greiue732/
Grewes732/
Gribes732/
Ghirbe732/
Gerbee732/
Gréber732/
Grevei732/
Grabee731/
Gruibe731/
Groebi731/
Grevea731/
Gribey731/
Girbee731/
Grajbe731/
Greuve731/
Grabej731/
Guirbe731/
Grzeba731/
Greibi731/
Greewe731/
Gribeh731/
Gresbi731/
Grivee731/
Greewa731/
Greeba730/
Gyrbes730/
Grewei730/
Graabe730/
Grevee730/
Grebeňová71123/
Greassbey710/
Greaves6736,229/
Greeves671,867/
Guerber67968/
Greaver67841/
Greever67749/
Guerbet67371/
Greasby67254/
Grayber67239/
Greives67196/
Grevett67124/
Ghreibi67106/
Grajber67103/
Gribetz6795/
Gerbetz6776/
Greevey6752/
Greiver6751/
Ghreiby6749/
Gerbehy6744/
Grettve6743/
Guerbes6737/
Graiber6735/
Grewett6728/
Grisbee6727/
Greavey6722/
Gierber6722/
Grebisz6721/
Grébecz6720/
Grebois6719/
Grebish6718/
Grujber6718/
Greibiz6716/
Greyver6712/
Gerbets6711/
Guerbej677/
Gherbea677/
Greeway676/
Gribets676/
Gretved676/
Hggreve674/
Ghreiba672/
G'Reibi672/
Gherbei672/
Gherbes672/
Grisbey672/
Greavea672/
Grevets672/
Ngerbeh672/
Gherbez672/
Gerbesh672/
Guirbei672/
G'Reiba671/
Grzybee671/
Greiwer671/
Gribest671/
Greawes671/
Grebysh671/
Greebay671/
Gerbech671/
Ghribeh671/
Greevis671/
Greawer671/
Gerrber671/
Gerbeys671/
Graybeh671/
Graebih671/
Grievie670/
Gerbeis670/
Greisve670/
Gerbett670/

Grebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grebe in the Russian language
Гребеgrebe-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grebe
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