Greerr Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Greerr Surname User-submission:

From the Late Greek name, "Gregorius", which means 'alert', 'watchful', or 'vigilant'.

Greerr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Greerr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Late Greek name, "Gregorius", which means 'alert', 'watchful', or 'vigilant'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

Greerr Last Name Facts

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

Greerr is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greerr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Greerr occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Greerr live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Greerr is primarily found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Not including Canada this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Greerr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greerr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greerr surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greer9194,093/
Grerr912/
Greear831,668/
Greier83848/
Greere83462/
Greyer83419/
Geerer8343/
Greuer8330/
Greert832/
Ghreer832/
Greerh831/
Greerz831/
Grreer830/
Geerry830/
Grierr830/
Greerd830/
Gree80554/
Grer80110/
Gregier77265/
Greiert77106/
Greiere7735/
Gregger7719/
Grehier7715/
Greyerz774/
Geeraer772/
Ngreyer771/
Greiher771/
Geerzer771/
Greyere770/
Grier7320,521/
Grear733,189/
Greet731,335/
Geere73986/
Gruer73822/
Greed73647/
Greep73594/
Groer73495/
Geeri73421/
Grees73390/
Geery73369/
Geera73130/
Grere73115/
Greez7399/
Greir7395/
Greey7383/
Graer7362/
Ghrer7327/
Gryer7318/
Greeß7313/
Grrer733/
Greej733/
Grger732/
Greur731/
Ghree731/
Grert730/
Grher730/
Geerrett711/
Geereart711/
Grauheer711/
Grauer675,293/
Grayer672,439/
Gre671,196/
Gruyer67732/
Greard67362/
Groyer67220/
Grojer67210/
Greest67198/
Grawer67160/
Geeris67119/
Greehy67104/
Gríger6797/
Gréger6791/
Grower6790/
Graier6783/
Grajer6772/
Gräger6765/
Groier6758/
Greech6752/
Grőger6741/
Greesh6734/
Greess6729/
Ghreir679/
Græger679/
Ghrear678/
Geerie678/
Geeree677/
Grouer677/
Greije676/
Gruehr675/
Greets674/
Greyre674/
Cgrier674/
Ghrier674/
Greeph674/
Ghreep674/
Geeres673/
Greare673/
Grehet673/
Geereh672/
Geerey672/
Geerge672/
Ghrere672/
Ngeere672/
Hgreed671/
Groehr671/
Greirt671/
Greyar671/
Greyerová671/
Greepp671/
Geeraa671/
Geeray671/
Geerheart671/
Geetri671/
Gehery671/
Greire671/
Ngeeri671/
Geeroy671/
Greehe671/
Grehar671/
Gryier671/
Grĺger671/
Ggeere671/
Grõger671/
Ghreed671/
Greyor670/
Gruier670/
Geerehart670/

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