Grefen Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3881:207,48823,611
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Grefen (13) may also be a first name.

Grefen Last Name Facts

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

Grefen (Russian: Грефен) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grefen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grefen is the 677,464th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Grefen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grefen is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Grefen is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 207,488. In Germany Grefen is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Grefen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grefen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grefen last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graefen92382/
Greffen9252/
Griefen9217/
Grefeen921/
Greefen920/
Grefn913/
Grieffen860/
Graeffen860/
Gerfen83764/
Grafen83686/
Gräfen83594/
Grefin8323/
Grifen8321/
Greefn831/
Griffen775,065/
Greffin771,009/
Groffen77527/
Graffen7767/
Graafen7740/
Graefin7728/
Grefing7723/
Grafeen772/
Girffen771/
Guirfen771/
Grephen771/
Grifien770/
Grifeng770/
Grafn730/
Greffion71149/
Griffoen7111/
Griffien7111/
Greffing710/
Grieffin710/
Graffien710/
Grifin67336/
Gerfin67216/
Grafin67136/
Gräfin67132/
Griffn6726/
Grefim674/
Griffenth673/
Grifín671/
Grofin671/
Gerfem671/
Girfin670/

Grefen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grefen in the Russian language
Грефенgrefen-

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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 Grefen
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