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
Average Greeff Salary in
United States
$51,663 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Greeff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greeff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greeff is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greeff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,669th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 612,193 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Greeff reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.
The last name Greeff is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11,175 people, or 1 in 4,848. In South Africa Greeff is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Greeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Greeff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeff last name 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 Greeff are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered to vote for 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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