Greevin Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Greevin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Greevin (354) may also be a first name.

Greevin Last Name Facts

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

Greevin is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greevin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Greevin is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Greevin reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Greevin is also the 463,079th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 354 people.

Greevin is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 36 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greevink93116/
Grevin92646/
Greving86950/
Greeven86615/
Grevink86516/
Grebein8610/
Grevina8610/
Grevain865/
Greivin865/
Greavin862/
Greiving80198/
Grevienė80189/
Greaving8028/
Grevingk801/
Greevenk801/
Greswein801/
Greven774,571/
Grivin77464/
Gravin77208/
Grévin7724/
Grovin778/
Greivienė75132/
Grivina71307/
Graveen71220/
Graeven71190/
Greaven7139/
Grieven7133/
Gravoin7128/
Groeven7115/
Grebene7115/
Graween7111/
Grévain7110/
Grevent715/
Griving713/
Grivine712/
Grawein712/
Gravain712/
Grivion711/
Grevend711/
Gravien711/
Graivin711/
Gravein711/
Greiven711/
Grishvin6769/
Grevesen6733/
Greybine6715/
Gryvienė671/
Graybein671/

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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 Greevin
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