Greeff Surname

43,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Greeff Surname Definition:

“Village Headman” in Old Dutch. Also Graaff. See also Greyling.

Greeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,1751:4,848617
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
England1221:456,70530,074
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Australia671:402,92132,505
Namibia471:51,2646,204
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greff914,614/
Greef912,055/
Graeff835,491/
Greiff831,910/
Greffe831,088/
Grieff83509/
Groeff8399/
Greefs8390/
Greaff8344/
Grueff8322/
Grefft839/
Greyff838/
Greefe835/
Gretff831/
Gref801,658/
Greiffe7718/
Grayeff7714/
Groueff776/
Greaffe770/
Greif739,061/
Graef736,475/
Gräff731,948/
Grefe731,933/
Grief731,499/
Griff731,344/
Greeb73376/
Greaf7371/
Greyf7348/
Greev7341/
Greft7338/
Gryff7319/
Greew7316/
Groef7314/
Ngref739/
Gretf732/
Gresf731/
Greffová711/
Grajeffe711/
Ghreeb671,077/
Griffe67889/
Graiff67602/
Greife67399/
Greufe67235/
Griffs6754/
Grauff6744/
Grouff6720/
Grijff6716/
Greyeb6711/
Grifft676/
Greeph674/
Groiff674/
Grioff673/
Greafe673/
Hgreew671/
Gräffe671/
Greyev671/
G'Reyf671/
Greift671/
Ngreew671/
Graehf670/
Graief670/
Greifs670/

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