Gref Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gref Surname User-submission:

The surname Gref is an alternate spelling of the German surname Gräf, which is most likely derived from the word Gräfin, meaning 'countess'. Gref is also a Frisian word meaning 'grave'.

Gref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5971:241,41225,750
Germany3661:219,96024,721
Poland1841:206,56927,445
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
France1001:664,22785,408
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Canada421:877,27667,671
Finland421:130,87412,452
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Austria161:532,21549,801
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Gref (37) may also be a first name.

Gref Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gref is an alternate spelling of the German surname Gräf, which is most likely derived from the word Gräfin, meaning 'countess'. Gref is also a Frisian word meaning 'grave'.

- haffman97

Gref Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gref (Arabic: جريف, Russian: Греф) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gref? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,088th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Gref are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 26 percent are found in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 241,412. In Russia Gref is primarily found in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 46 percent live, Moscow, where 10 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Outside of Russia it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Gref Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gref has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gref Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gref last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gref earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greif899,061/
Graef896,475/
Greff894,614/
Greef892,055/
Grefe891,933/
Grief891,499/
Greaf8971/
Greyf8948/
Greft8938/
Groef8914/
Ngref899/
Gretf892/
Gresf891/
Greeff8011,904/
Graeff805,491/
Greiff801,910/
Greffe801,088/
Grieff80509/
Greife80399/
Groeff8099/
Greefs8090/
Greaff8044/
Grefft809/
Greyff808/
Greefe805/
Greafe803/
G'Reyf801/
Greift801/
Gretff801/
Graehf800/
Greifs800/
Gräf759,314/
Greb757,570/
Grew752,480/
Grif75524/
Grev75325/
Gryf7588/
Gröf7571/
Gerf7512/
Girf756/
Greiffe7318/
Grefová731/
Grefsch731/
Grefsås731/
Greifeh731/
Greaffe730/
Gräfe677,447/
Gräff671,948/
Griff671,344/
Grift67771/
Greab67552/
Grife67419/
Greeb67376/
Greva67258/
Ghreb67248/
Graif67235/
Greib67181/
Greifová67110/
Graev6799/
Gryfe6768/
Griev6767/
Griew6744/
Greev6741/
Grajf6728/
Gyrev6724/
Grayf6723/
Gerfe6719/
Gryff6719/
Greew6716/
Groev6712/
Grews679/
Greiv677/
Greifova675/
Gräfs675/
Gherf674/
Gröff673/
Guerf672/
Gerff672/
Grevs671/
Cgrew671/
Gruyf671/
Gritf671/
Greffová671/
Greiw671/
Greuv671/
Grewz671/
Gerfs671/
Gerft671/
Gairf671/
Girff671/
Grreb671/
Ngrew671/
Grisf671/
Greyb671/
Ghrif671/
Greph670/
Gryft670/
Greaw670/
Gierf670/

Gref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gref in the Russian language
Грефgref-
Gref in the Arabic language
جريفjryf-

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