Grefhorst Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Grefhorst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 121 | 1:139,563 | 21,355 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Grefhorst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grefhorst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grefhorst is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Grefhorst? popularity and diffusion
Grefhorst is the 1,620,164th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grefhorst are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 139,563. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 61 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and Zeeland, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greefhorst | 95 | 182 | / |
| Grifhorst | 89 | 200 | / |
| Grafhorst | 89 | 98 | / |
| Grefors | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gredfors | 82 | 21 | / |
| Grevfors | 82 | 14 | / |
| Grytfors | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kraforst | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gripfors | 71 | 3 | / |
| Krahforst | 67 | 604 | / |
| Krauforst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carefirst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurfürst | 59 | 477 | / |
| Korvorst | 59 | 136 | / |
| Kurfurst | 59 | 134 | / |
| Kurfirst | 59 | 113 | / |
| Kurfűrst | 59 | 31 | / |
| Kurferst | 59 | 3 | / |
| Curfurst | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kerferst | 59 | 1 | / |
| Carfirst | 59 | 0 | / |
| Kurfuerst | 56 | 25 | / |
| Keurvorst | 56 | 9 | / |
| Kurfeerst | 56 | 4 | / |
| Crawforsd | 56 | 3 | / |
| Krahfrost | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kurfyurst | 56 | 1 | / |
| Grover Said | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Grefhorst
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