Grefenshteyn Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Grefenshteyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 372 | 1:387,428 | 37,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
Grefenshteyn Demographics
Grefenshteyn Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Grefenshteyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grefenshteyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grefenshteyn (Russian: Грефенштейн) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Grefenshteyn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grefenshteyn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 752,779th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Grefenshteyn reside; 55 percent reside in North Asia and 55 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.
The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 387,428. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Altai Krai, where 16 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.
Grefenshteyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Grefenshteyn last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grifenshteyn | 92 | 66 | / |
| Grefenshtein | 92 | 7 | / |
| Grefinshteyn | 92 | 7 | / |
| Grefenstein | 87 | 152 | / |
| Greifenstein | 83 | 788 | / |
| Graefenstein | 83 | 71 | / |
| Grifinshteyn | 83 | 20 | / |
| Griefenstein | 83 | 5 | / |
| Greyfenstein | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greifensteen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Greiffenstein | 80 | 64 | / |
| Gräfenstein | 78 | 413 | / |
| Grafenstein | 78 | 157 | / |
| Graffenstein | 75 | 7 | / |
| Griffenstein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greifenstine | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grovenstein | 70 | 419 | / |
| Grifinstein | 70 | 1 | / |
| Griffenstine | 67 | 1 | / |
Grefenshteyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grefenshteyn in the Russian language | ||
| Грефенштейн | grefenstejn | - |
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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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- 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 Grefenshteyn
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