Greffrath Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Greffrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greffrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Greffrath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greffrath is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greffrath? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Greffrath live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Greffrath is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Greffrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greffrath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greffrath surname grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greffrath Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Greffrath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning R 261,936 per year and in United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grefrath94330/
Graefrath8929/
Graffrath8923/
Greefrath8921/
Greifrath8920/
Grefraths8910/
Griffrath893/
Gräfrath8258/
Grafrath8246/
Grijfrath7812/
Grefroh751/
Greffrey713/
Grafroth710/
Graffread6742/
Grafrad630/
Gryffroy5984/
Gerfroit591/
Griffrey591/
Graffreid566/
Grechfrey561/
Gryfroy501/
Grafrod500/

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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
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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 Greffrath
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