Greeven Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Greeven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2671:63,24810,876
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Germany851:947,12366,306
Belgium821:140,20320,001
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Greeven (26) may also be a first name.

Greeven Last Name Facts

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

Greeven occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greeven? popularity and diffusion

Greeven is the 526,921st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Greeven are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Greeven is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 63,248. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 32 percent live, North Holland, where 25 percent live and South Holland, where 20 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Greeven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greeven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greeven surname grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greeven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greeven last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Greeven earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.52% more than the national average, earning $86,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greevenk931/
Greven924,571/
Graeven86190/
Greaven8639/
Grieven8633/
Groeven8615/
Greevin8615/
Grevent865/
Greeben862/
Greiven861/
Grevend861/
Grevienė80189/
Greevink80116/
Grevesen8033/
Graven772,732/
Greben772,062/
Groven771,742/
Grevin77646/
Gräven77125/
Grewen7786/
Griven7746/
Grevem772/
Greebn772/
Gréven772/
Greivienė75132/
Greyhaven752/
Greving71950/
Grevink71516/
Graveen71220/
Graaven7139/
Grouven7123/
Grebene7115/
Graween7111/
Grevina7110/
Grebein7110/
Grewien717/
Grevain715/
Greivin715/
Greavin712/
Gravien711/
Grévent711/
Gravein711/
Greiben710/
Gribeen710/
Greaben710/
Greiving67198/
Greaving6728/
Grebehem6711/
Grevnova674/
Grishven672/
Geeriben671/
Gryvienė671/
Grevingk671/
Grewn671/
Greswein671/
Groyvenn670/

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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
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  • 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 Greeven
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