Grefer Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3051:263,95228,196
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Grefer (13) may also be a first name.

Grefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grefer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Grefer.

How Common Is The Last Name Grefer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grefer is the 672,867th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname Grefer is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Grefer reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 263,952. In Germany Grefer is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Grefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grefer last name rose 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grefer last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Grefer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greifer92151/
Graefer92114/
Griefer9267/
Greffer9250/
Grefier921/
Groefer920/
Greafer920/
Grefe911,933/
Greffier861,656/
Greiffer8622/
Greifert869/
Grepfert863/
Groepfer862/
Grieffer861/
Graeffer860/
Greffe831,088/
Greife83399/
Greufe83235/
Grafer83185/
Gräfer83147/
Gerfer8343/
Grofer8343/
Grifer8321/
Greefe835/
Greafe833/
Griefe832/
Grefee831/
Grefey831/
Girfer831/
Grefej831/
Greffet771,023/
Graffer77142/
Grayfer77130/
Graifer7755/
Greiffe7718/
Gerfert7712/
Greffey7711/
Griffer7711/
Gryffer777/
Grefeth772/
Groffer772/
Greffie772/
Guerfer772/
Greffre772/
Grafher771/
Greifee771/
Greifeh771/
Grifier771/
Grieffe771/
Greffes770/
Grepher770/
Grifert770/
Greaffe770/
Greffee770/
Grefa7313,499/
Gräfe737,447/
Grife73419/
Gryfe7368/
Grefi737/
Grefé732/
Grefy732/
Griffier7191/
Groffier7171/
Greffett716/
Grefoire712/
Greiffey711/
Gresfett711/
Graffeur711/
Grafherr711/
Griffear711/
Griffert710/
Grifferd710/
Griffe67889/
Greffa67511/
Greifa6737/
Greffi6723/
Grifes678/
Greefa675/
Grifey672/
Grifez671/
Grifeu671/
Grafjr671/
Grefaa671/
Grefio671/
Grefis671/
Grifee671/
Greafa671/
Graife671/
Greffy671/
Grayfe671/
Greyfa671/
Gräffe671/
Grafir670/
Grifferth670/

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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 Grefer
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