Greber Surname
Approximately 3,782 people bear this surname
Greber Surname User-submission:
A digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals.
Greber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 827 | 1:9,931 | 1,621 |
| Germany | 698 | 1:115,337 | 14,205 |
| Austria | 629 | 1:13,538 | 1,953 |
| United States | 532 | 1:681,314 | 54,178 |
| Poland | 503 | 1:75,564 | 11,814 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Russia | 124 | 1:1,162,283 | 85,907 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
The alternate forms: Gréber (2) are calculated separately.
Greber (68) may also be a first name.
Greber Surname Meaning
Greber Demographics
Greber Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Greber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greber (Russian: Гребер) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may be rendered as a variant: Gréber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greber? popularity and diffusion
The last name Greber is the 121,143rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,926,903 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Greber live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name globally, held by 68 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 9,931. In Switzerland Greber is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 26 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 19 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent live. Other than Switzerland it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 17 percent live.
Greber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greber surname grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Greber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Greber last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Greber last name are 31.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Greber earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,297 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Greber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Greber in the Russian language | ||
| Гребер | greber | - |
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Greber Reference & Research
Graber FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- 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 Greber
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