Greff Surname

102,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Hungary

Greff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3701:48,4846,296
Brazil1,2701:168,5626,505
United States7381:491,13741,458
Germany6221:129,43015,761
Hungary3131:31,3623,434
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Norway281:183,65321,594
England221:2,532,63991,802
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Greff (23) may also be a first name.

Greff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greff (Russian: Грефф) has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Greff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greff? popularity and diffusion

Greff is the 102,190th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,579,442 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Greff live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 23 people.

The last name Greff is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 1,370 people, or 1 in 48,484. In France Greff is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 68 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Besides France Greff is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Greff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greff surname rose 1,342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Greff surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greff are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greff earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning 290,725 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning $57,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeff9111,904/
Graeff915,491/
Greiff911,910/
Greffe911,088/
Grieff91509/
Groeff9199/
Greaff9144/
Grefft919/
Greyff918/
Gretff911/
Gref891,658/
Greiffe8318/
Greaffe830/
Greif809,061/
Graef806,475/
Greef802,055/
Gräff801,948/
Grefe801,933/
Grief801,499/
Griff801,344/
Greaf8071/
Greyf8048/
Greft8038/
Gryff8019/
Groef8014/
Ngref809/
Gröff803/
Gretf802/
Gerff802/
Girff801/
Gresf801/
Greffová771/
Griffe73889/
Graiff73602/
Greife73399/
Greefs7390/
Griffs7354/
Grijff7316/
Grifft736/
Greefe735/
Groiff734/
Grioff733/
Greafe733/
Gräffe731/
Greift731/
G'Reyf731/
Greifs730/
Graehf730/
Gräf679,314/
Greb677,570/
Grew672,480/
Grif67524/
Grev67325/
Gryf6788/
Gröf6771/
Gerf6712/
Girf676/
Grefsås671/
Grefsch671/
Greifeh671/
Girffth671/
Griffph671/
Griff's671/
Grefová671/
Graiffs671/
Graiffe670/

Greff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greff in the Russian language
Греффgreff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greff
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