Greed Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Greed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Ireland | 69 | 1:68,245 | 4,322 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Greed (32) may also be a first name.
Greed Demographics
Greed Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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