Greeni Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Greeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1491:515,31930,242
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Greeni (49) may also be a first name.

Greeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greeni occurs most in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeni? popularity and diffusion

Greeni is the 1,398,030th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Greeni is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Greeni are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Greeni is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Greeni is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 515,319. In Iran Greeni is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 56 percent live, Bushehr Province, where 14 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greini831/
Greeene773/
Grienie771/
Gőrgenyi711/
Griennie711/
Griene67181/
Griena673/
Grejne671/
Grejna671/
Griener62792/
Grejner62179/
Grienay62160/
Grihini6222/
Gryener622/
Grienne622/
Grienet621/
Grieney620/
Grienes620/
Griesner5792/
Griegner571/
Grień551/
Grehaigne5333/
Griine501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Greeni
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