Grebu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Grebu Last Name Facts

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

Grebu (Russian: Гребу) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grebu? popularity and diffusion

Grebu is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grebu live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 75 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 19 percent are found and Romania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grebus9121/
Grebou9112/
Greabu917/
Groebu912/
Grebau911/
Grebaut83284/
Grebaux83100/
Griebau8368/
Greibus8318/
Grebush835/
Greïbou833/
Greboux831/
Grebhau831/
Grebaud830/
Greabau830/
Graebau830/
Girbu801,172/
Gyrbu80132/
Gîrbu8059/
Grabu8024/
Gerbu8020/
Gribu802/
Greybush7715/
Ghreibou777/
Ghreïbou775/
Ghreybou772/
Grebault771/
Grebusch771/
Grabau732,175/
Girbau731,181/
Greavu73894/
Gerbut73219/
Gerbus73177/
Gerbou73124/
Grybuś7345/
Gribus7324/
Gribou7320/
Gribut7320/
Gerbuz7313/
Gerbau739/
Gribud738/
Grybus738/
Girbou734/
Grevou732/
Gerbud732/
Grewou731/
Gribau731/
Gerveu731/
Grevus730/
Grievu730/
Gerbaud673,765/
Gerboud67303/
Gerbaux67183/
Girboux67183/
Gerbaut67105/
Gerbout6786/
Gribout6743/
Griboux6725/
Girbaut6724/
Grevaud6723/
Gerbush6722/
Graibus6721/
Grybush6719/
Girbaud6713/
Gribush6712/
Grébaux6711/
Gerboux678/
Gribust677/
Gierbuś677/
Gerbauz676/
Grébaut676/
Girbutt675/
Graabau672/
Grewuch672/
Gribaut672/
Gherbui671/
Gerbuch671/
Gerbouz671/
Ghribou671/
Grzybeu671/
Guerbau671/
Ngrewui671/
Gerbutt671/
Gribuch671/
Graybau671/

Grebu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grebu in the Russian language
Гребуgrebu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grebu
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