Greed Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Greed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:231,19519,235
Australia1831:147,51715,697
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Ireland691:68,2454,322
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Greed (32) may also be a first name.

Greed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greed is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 506,723rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Greed live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. Greed is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 231,195. In England Greed is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 17 percent live, Devon, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Apart from England Greed occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Greed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greed has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Greed surname rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greed last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Greed earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,407 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hgreed911/
Grejed911/
Greyed911/
Ghreed911/
Gree89554/
Gred89125/
Greer8094,093/
Greet801,335/
Greep80594/
Gread80485/
Grees80390/
Grete80264/
Greez8099/
Greey8083/
Gredt8041/
Greeß8013/
Gried809/
Gretd809/
Greds806/
Greej803/
Greid802/
Gredd802/
Gåred802/
Graed801/
Grzed801/
Ghree801/
Ghred801/
Greud800/
Groed800/
Gre751,196/
Grethe73760/
Greuet73364/
Grette73242/
Greest73198/
Greite73136/
Øgreid73132/
Greehy73104/
Greech7352/
Greesh7334/
Greess7329/
Greste7322/
Greate7321/
Greete7311/
Gråhed738/
Geeree737/
Greije736/
Grajed735/
Grayed735/
Greets734/
Greeph734/
Ghreep734/
Grehet733/
Greerr732/
Greute732/
Ghreer732/
Greerh731/
Greyds731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Greepp731/
Ghredh731/
Ghrete731/
Graied731/
Greehe731/
Graedt731/
Greyet731/
Grreer730/
Greegy730/
Gredss730/
Greeth730/
Grey6755,207/
Gres674,684/
Grid673,826/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Gret67613/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Greś67355/
Grea67293/
Greh67201/
Grei67175/
Grer67110/
Grep6797/
Greč6777/
Gåre6767/
Ngre6754/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Grje6717/
Ghre675/
Grze674/
Gredová674/
Gråe673/
Grhe672/
Gredova671/
Geeredd671/
Ngreehh671/
Grayetd671/
Grejate671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Gryd671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Grre670/
Greithe670/
Gredsch670/
Gredtch670/
Greehee670/
Greadgy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Greed
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