Greeff Surname
Approximately 11,904 people bear this surname
Greeff Surname Definition:
“Village Headman” in Old Dutch. Also Graaff. See also Greyling.
Greeff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11,175 | 1:4,848 | 617 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Namibia | 47 | 1:51,264 | 6,204 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Greeff (25) may also be a first name.
Greeff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Village Headman” in Old Dutch. Also Graaff. See also Greyling.
Greeff Demographics
Greeff Political Affiliation
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Greeff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greeff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greeff occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greeff? popularity and diffusion
Greeff is the 43,669th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 612,193 people. The surname Greeff is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Greeff are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Greeff is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 25 people.
The surname Greeff is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 11,175 people, or 1 in 4,848. In South Africa Greeff is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Greeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greeff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Greeff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Greeff last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Greeff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.92% more than the national average, earning R 401,412 per year; in United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning $40,542 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greff | 91 | 4,614 | / |
| Greef | 91 | 2,055 | / |
| Graeff | 83 | 5,491 | / |
| Greiff | 83 | 1,910 | / |
| Greffe | 83 | 1,088 | / |
| Grieff | 83 | 509 | / |
| Groeff | 83 | 99 | / |
| Greefs | 83 | 90 | / |
| Greaff | 83 | 44 | / |
| Grueff | 83 | 22 | / |
| Grefft | 83 | 9 | / |
| Greyff | 83 | 8 | / |
| Greefe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gretff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gref | 80 | 1,658 | / |
| Greiffe | 77 | 18 | / |
| Grayeff | 77 | 14 | / |
| Groueff | 77 | 6 | / |
| Greaffe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Greif | 73 | 9,061 | / |
| Graef | 73 | 6,475 | / |
| Gräff | 73 | 1,948 | / |
| Grefe | 73 | 1,933 | / |
| Grief | 73 | 1,499 | / |
| Griff | 73 | 1,344 | / |
| Greeb | 73 | 376 | / |
| Greaf | 73 | 71 | / |
| Greyf | 73 | 48 | / |
| Greev | 73 | 41 | / |
| Greft | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gryff | 73 | 19 | / |
| Greew | 73 | 16 | / |
| Groef | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngref | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gretf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gresf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greffová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grajeffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghreeb | 67 | 1,077 | / |
| Griffe | 67 | 889 | / |
| Graiff | 67 | 602 | / |
| Greife | 67 | 399 | / |
| Greufe | 67 | 235 | / |
| Griffs | 67 | 54 | / |
| Grauff | 67 | 44 | / |
| Grouff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Grijff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Greyeb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Grifft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Greeph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Groiff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grioff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Greafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgreew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gräffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greyev | 67 | 1 | / |
| G'Reyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngreew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graehf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Graief | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greifs | 67 | 0 | / |
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