Greber Surname

121,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Greber Surname User-submission:

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

Greber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8271:9,9311,621
Germany6981:115,33714,205
Austria6291:13,5381,953
United States5321:681,31454,178
Poland5031:75,56411,814
France1261:527,16472,630
Russia1241:1,162,28385,907
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Canada571:646,41452,764
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

The alternate forms: Gréber (2) are calculated separately.

Greber (68) may also be a first name.

Greber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- itstricky

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gréber942/
Graeber923,846/
Grebert922,252/
Groeber92654/
Greiber92325/
Greaber9286/
Greuber9248/
Greyber9242/
Greeber9227/
Grebere9220/
Grieber928/
Grehber921/
Grebier920/
Grebe9111,393/
Greybear8631/
Greibert864/
Greibere862/
Griebier861/
Grrebert861/
Greebear860/
Gerber83100,528/
Graber8323,689/
Gräber835,244/
Gröber832,379/
Grober831,856/
Grever83885/
Grewer83802/
Griebe83650/
Greybe83360/
Gärber83324/
Grebet83247/
Greebe83182/
Greibe83165/
Grebeň83133/
Grebey8376/
Gryber8368/
Griber8356/
Greube8317/
Grebez8317/
Greabe8311/
Grebej839/
Grebes838/
Girber835/
Grebie832/
Grebhe831/
Grebir830/
Greberová801/
Gerbert772,168/
Grabher772,114/
Guerber77968/
Greaver77841/
Greever77749/
Girbert77275/
Grebezs77250/
Grayber77239/
Gribert77132/
Griever77126/
Gräbert77109/
Grajber77103/
Gremper7775/
Gherber7767/
Grobier7757/
Griober7753/
Greiver7751/
Grevert7744/
Grebetz7741/
Gröbert7737/
Graiber7735/
Grabier7734/
Grebets7732/
Grébert7729/
Griebie7726/
Gierber7722/
Grujber7718/
Girberd7716/
Greyver7712/
Gerberd779/
Grebesh777/
Ghrebet775/
Greabes775/
Grzyber775/
Greijbe775/
Greuwer774/
Gerbere773/
Grebess773/
Grebežs773/
Grevier772/
Greiwer771/
Greuver771/
Grewier771/
Greybea771/
Gerbear771/
Gerbetr771/
Ghreibe771/
Greawer771/
Grēbere771/
Gerrber771/
Grebair771/
Greibes770/
Greubey770/
Griebee770/
Griewer770/
Greesbe770/
Greve7318,514/
Gräbe73984/
Greba73249/
Greby73198/
Gribe7383/
Grebi7334/
Grybe7331/
Grebé7313/
Grébe731/
Grabherr71738/
Guerbert71247/
Ghreibeh7166/
Guirbert7112/
Graybear718/
Graybert714/
Grraiber712/
Greuvier712/
Greybieh711/
Guirbere711/
Grzyberz711/
Gierbere711/
D'Gerber711/
Graibert710/
Greisver710/
Grabhier710/
Greive671,090/
Greeve67952/
Greevy67245/
Grebić67209/
Grevey67166/
Griver67140/
Grebeňová67123/
Grebio67108/
Greeby6797/
Gräwer6783/
Gröver6782/
Greave6777/
Grevir6755/
Graibe6748/
Greaby6735/
Gerberová6732/
Greevi6730/
Grebis6725/
Gribet6722/
Gerberova6714/
Grempe6713/
Greiba6712/
Gräver6712/
Grevér6711/
Gresby6710/
Ghrebi679/
Gribez679/
Grebay678/
Gärberová677/
Ghribe676/
Griwer675/
Greiby674/
Gribej674/
Greybé674/
Girbir673/
Graybe673/
Grebaj673/
Gribes672/
Grevei672/
Gruibe671/
Grevea671/
Gribey671/
Graybeard671/
Grajbe671/
Girbär671/
Grzeba671/
Gräuer671/
Greibi671/
Grobir671/
Gribeh671/
Gresbi671/
Grivee671/
Greassbey670/
Greeba670/
Grevee670/
Graybeart670/

Greber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greber in the Russian language
Греберgreber-

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Greber Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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