Grefberg Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grefberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grefberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Finland251:219,86818,073
Norway111:467,48139,375
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Grefberg Last Name Facts

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

Grefberg occurs most in Sweden. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grefberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grefberg live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 158,819. In Sweden Grefberg is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 48 percent live, Västmanland County, where 18 percent live and Gotland County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Sweden Grefberg exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 11 percent live.

Grefberg Last Name Statistics demography

Grefberg earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 62.85% more than the national average, earning 563,604 kr per year.

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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 Grefberg
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