Gref Surname
Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 597 | 1:241,412 | 25,750 |
| Germany | 366 | 1:219,960 | 24,721 |
| Poland | 184 | 1:206,569 | 27,445 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Sweden | 87 | 1:113,181 | 8,121 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Finland | 42 | 1:130,874 | 12,452 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
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'.
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Gref Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gref Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gref (Arabic: جريف, Russian: Греф) is most common in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gref click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gref? popularity and diffusion
It is the 241,088th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequent forename at a global level, held by 37 people.
The surname Gref is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 597 people, or 1 in 241,412. In Russia Gref is most common in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Moscow, where 10 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.
Gref Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gref has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gref last name expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gref Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gref last name is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia.
In The United States Gref are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greif | 89 | 9,061 | / |
| Graef | 89 | 6,475 | / |
| Greff | 89 | 4,614 | / |
| Greef | 89 | 2,055 | / |
| Grefe | 89 | 1,933 | / |
| Grief | 89 | 1,499 | / |
| Greaf | 89 | 71 | / |
| Greyf | 89 | 48 | / |
| Greft | 89 | 38 | / |
| Groef | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ngref | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gretf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gresf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Greeff | 80 | 11,904 | / |
| Graeff | 80 | 5,491 | / |
| Greiff | 80 | 1,910 | / |
| Greffe | 80 | 1,088 | / |
| Grieff | 80 | 509 | / |
| Greife | 80 | 399 | / |
| Groeff | 80 | 99 | / |
| Greefs | 80 | 90 | / |
| Greaff | 80 | 44 | / |
| Grefft | 80 | 9 | / |
| Greyff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Greefe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Greafe | 80 | 3 | / |
| G'Reyf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gretff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graehf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greifs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gräf | 75 | 9,314 | / |
| Greb | 75 | 7,570 | / |
| Grew | 75 | 2,480 | / |
| Grif | 75 | 524 | / |
| Grev | 75 | 325 | / |
| Gryf | 75 | 88 | / |
| Gröf | 75 | 71 | / |
| Gerf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Girf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Greiffe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Grefová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grefsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grefsås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greifeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greaffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gräfe | 67 | 7,447 | / |
| Gräff | 67 | 1,948 | / |
| Griff | 67 | 1,344 | / |
| Grift | 67 | 771 | / |
| Greab | 67 | 552 | / |
| Grife | 67 | 419 | / |
| Greeb | 67 | 376 | / |
| Greva | 67 | 258 | / |
| Ghreb | 67 | 248 | / |
| Graif | 67 | 235 | / |
| Greib | 67 | 181 | / |
| Greifová | 67 | 110 | / |
| Graev | 67 | 99 | / |
| Gryfe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Griev | 67 | 67 | / |
| Griew | 67 | 44 | / |
| Greev | 67 | 41 | / |
| Grajf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gyrev | 67 | 24 | / |
| Grayf | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gerfe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gryff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Greew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Groev | 67 | 12 | / |
| Grews | 67 | 9 | / |
| Greiv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Greifova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gräfs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gherf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gröff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guerf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gerff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cgrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gritf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greffová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greuv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grewz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gairf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grreb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gryft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gierf | 67 | 0 | / |
Gref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gref in the Russian language | ||
| Греф | gref | - |
| Gref in the Arabic language | ||
| جريف | jryf | - |
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