Greffa Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Greffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2351:135,2527,548
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Ecuador1161:137,1196,888
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Greffa Last Name Facts

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

Greffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒ) occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greffa is the 606,498th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Greffa reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 69 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Greffa is most frequently held in Peru, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 135,252. In Peru it is most frequent in: Loreto Region, where 91 percent are found, Lima Province, where 6 percent are found and Ucayali Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Peru this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Ecuador, where 23 percent are found.

Greffa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Greffa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 50.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,569 per year and in Colombia they earn 61.74% less than the national average, earning $8,687,030 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeffa922/
Ngreffa921/
Grefa9113,499/
Greffath860/
Griffa832,183/
Greffe831,088/
Graffa8380/
Greifa8337/
Greffi8323/
Greffo8316/
Greefa835/
Grefas834/
Grefat833/
Grefaa831/
Ngrefa831/
Greffy831/
Groffa831/
Greyfa831/
Greafa831/
Graefa830/
Grefau830/
Greffet771,023/
Ghrefat77239/
Greffou77129/
Griffay7795/
Greffoz7773/
Greiffo7769/
Greifat7751/
Greffer7750/
Griffea7747/
Gerffau7743/
Greiffe7718/
Greffey7711/
Greffos779/
Greffis776/
Graffea772/
Grefath772/
Greffie772/
Grieffe771/
Ngriffa771/
Greyffo771/
Greffit770/
Greffes770/
Graffau770/
Greffee770/
Greffoy770/
Greaffe770/
Grefe731,933/
Grifa731,169/
Grafa73233/
Grefo7317/
Girfa7312/
Grefi737/
Gerfa733/
Grefé732/
Gryfa732/
Grefy732/
Grofa731/
Griffaut71138/
Griffaud7159/
Greiffer7122/
Greffett716/
Greiffey711/
Griffath710/
Griffatt710/
Griffo674,385/
Guerfa671,598/
Griffe67889/
Griffy67811/
Grefer67444/
Griffault67428/
Greife67399/
Griffi67306/
Greufe67235/
Greifo67141/
Graffo6795/
Gerfau6762/
Griffeath6736/
Gerffo6729/
Groffo6728/
Grifas6721/
Grifat6715/
Greyfo677/
Gherfa676/
Greefe675/
Ghrafa675/
Greafe673/
Gerfas673/
Griefe672/
Grefos672/
Griofa672/
Grofay671/
Grefee671/
Grefey671/
Grefio671/
Grefis671/
Guirfa671/
Griffé671/
Griffò671/
Griffó671/
Gräffe671/
Gerfat671/
Gerfay671/
Gerfoa671/
Ghrifa671/
Grefej671/
Girfas670/
Grifah670/
Griffaith670/
Griffaths670/

Greffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒakryf-

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