Greben Surname

202,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Greben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,0751:8,8381,301
Russia6831:211,01523,045
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Austria231:370,23639,193
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Grebeń (5) & Grebeñ (1) are calculated separately.

Greben (13) may also be a first name.

Greben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greben (Russian: Гребень) occurs in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Grebeń or Grebeñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greben is the 202,072nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,534,212 people. Greben occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Greben reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 1,075 people, or 1 in 8,838. In Belarus Greben is most numerous in: Brest Region, where 67 percent are found, Minsk, where 12 percent are found and Grodno Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Belarus it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Greben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greben surname rose 7,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greben Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Greben surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 73.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greben earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $49,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.9% more than the national average, earning $81,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grebeń945/
Grebeñ941/
Grebenc92713/
Grebien92537/
Grieben92270/
Grebent9280/
Graeben9250/
Groeben9237/
Greeben922/
Greaben920/
Greiben920/
Grzebien86185/
Grebin83736/
Graben83655/
Groben83460/
Gerben83203/
Grewen8386/
Griben8334/
Gräben8320/
Gröben836/
Girben834/
Grebem832/
Greebn832/
Greubn831/
Grebenova8017/
Grebenová801/
Graebin77768/
Greeven77615/
Grebing77611/
Grebina7790/
Grzebin7785/
Grobien7775/
Greaven7739/
Girbent7738/
Grewien777/
Grabien776/
Grayben772/
Grébent772/
Guerben771/
Gerbien771/
Grebień771/
Grebink771/
Grobeen771/
Greiven771/
Grhiben771/
Greybem771/
Greabăn771/
Gribeen770/
Grebennova751/
Grobn732/
Grabn731/
Grewn731/
Gerbn731/
Grzebień71645/
Grybienė71636/
Grebnova71139/
Grabienė7146/
Gerbenne7135/
Grebehem7111/
Grzhebin716/
Gribienė712/
Geeriben711/
Greibing710/
Greabing710/
Grabin67863/
Gribin67332/
Grobin67326/
Gerbin67198/
Grewin6783/
Grabyn6723/
Grebim6713/
Gräwen6710/
Gröbin6710/
Girbin675/
Gräbin673/
Gribenova671/
Gribín671/
Grébin671/
Ghirbn671/

Greben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greben in the Russian language
Гребеньgreben-

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Footnotes

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