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

The last name Greeve occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeve? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 375,863^rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Greeve live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 37,949. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 53 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Overijssel, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Greeve last name 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 carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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