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

The surname Greeves is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 219,166^th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,903,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Greeves are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles. Greeves is also the 3,306,491^st most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Greeves is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 94,882. In South Africa Greeves is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Greeves Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Greeves has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Greeves surname increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greeves Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Greeves last name is principally Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greeves surname are 31.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Greeves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning R 205,176 per year; in United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,725 CAD per year.