Greeve Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Greeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4451:37,9496,409
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Belgium1261:91,24314,134
Australia811:333,28028,364
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Greeve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greeve is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeve? popularity and diffusion

Greeve is the 375,863rd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Greeve live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 37,949. In The Netherlands Greeve is mostly found in: South Holland, where 53 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Overijssel, where 7 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Greeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greeve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeve surname grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greeve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greeve surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greeve are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greeve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.84% more than the national average, earning R 382,212 per year; in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeves921,867/
Greever92749/
Greevey9252/
Greieve920/
Greve9118,514/
Greeaves861/
Greeaver861/
Grieve8316,541/
Greive831,090/
Graeve831,088/
Grever83885/
Greves83675/
Grevet83633/
Greevy83245/
Greebe83182/
Grevey83166/
Greave8377/
Greevi8330/
Gresve8324/
Grevez8312/
Groeve832/
Grevei832/
Grevea831/
Greuve831/
Greewe831/
Grevee830/
Greaves7736,229/
Greaver77841/
Greives77196/
Grevett77124/
Greiver7751/
Grettve7743/
Greeber7727/
Greavey7722/
Greyver7712/
Gretved776/
Hggreve774/
Greavea772/
Grevets772/
Greuver771/
Greevis771/
Grievie770/
Greesbe770/
Greisve770/
Grove7345,138/
Grave7318,607/
Grebe7311,393/
Grewe7310,630/
Gräve73669/
Grevy73303/
Grive73230/
Grevi7379/
Grève7312/
Grevé735/
Grēve732/
Greavett7136/
Greevich712/
Grayeves711/
D'Greevy711/
Greisver710/
Greber673,782/
Greiwe671,607/
Grivet671,572/
Griebe67650/
Gravey67448/
Grivei67378/
Greybe67360/
Grives67250/
Grebet67247/
Graewe67202/
Grevis67183/
Greibe67165/
Griver67140/
Grebeň67133/
Grebeňová67123/
Griewe67120/
Greeby6797/
Gröver6782/
Grivea6776/
Grebey6776/
Grovey6763/
Grevys6760/
Grouve6758/
Graave6756/
Grewey6741/
Greavy6734/
Graive6734/
Grevay6731/
Grivey6728/
Gravee6726/
Grivej6725/
Greywe6724/
Grevit6721/
Greube6717/
Grebez6717/
Grempe6713/
Gräver6712/
Greabe6711/
Grevér6711/
Grevie679/
Grevoy679/
Grebej679/
Grebes678/
Gravea674/
Graveh674/
Grayve674/
Greiue672/
Grewes672/
Groewe672/
Grebie672/
Grovea671/
Greavi671/
Ghrave671/
Grevio671/
Graëve671/
Grevai671/
Grevoi671/
Greivy671/
Grivez671/
Grêves671/
Grawee671/
Grebhe671/
Grivee671/
Greewa671/
Grevaj671/
Greeba670/
Griove670/
Grewei670/
Greevisch670/
Gruive670/
Grievy670/
Grauve670/

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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 Greeve
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