Grefin Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Haiti

Grefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Grefin (17) may also be a first name.

Grefin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grefin (Russian: Грефин) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Grefin.

How Common Is The Last Name Grefin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Grefin is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Grefin are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Luso-South America. Grefin is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name Grefin is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Grefin is mostly found in: Paraná, where 50 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Grefin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grefin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grefin last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grefin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Grefin last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Grefin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greffin921,009/
Graefin9228/
Grefing9223/
Grefn913/
Greffion86149/
Greffing860/
Grieffin860/
Grefen83440/
Grifin83336/
Gerfin83216/
Grafin83136/
Gräfin83132/
Grefim834/
Greefn831/
Grofin831/
Girfin830/
Griffin77328,740/
Graffin772,244/
Graefen77382/
Greffen7752/
Gräfing7745/
Grifina7721/
Greffim7720/
Girffin7719/
Griefen7717/
Groffin7711/
Gryffin775/
Grephin774/
Grifinn774/
Grifing773/
Guerfin772/
Griofin772/
Grefeen771/
Grrifin771/
Grisfin771/
Grifien770/
Grayfin770/
Gerffin770/
Gripfin770/
Greefen770/
Grafn730/
Griffing711,735/
Griffijn7159/
Griffien7111/
Griffina7110/
Griffion718/
Grifffin715/
Griffinn715/
Griffint712/
Gridffin712/
Grriffin712/
Ggriffin711/
Cgriffin711/
Grivffin711/
Graiffin711/
Graeffen710/
Graffien710/
Groffinn710/
Hgriffin710/
Grieffen710/
Graffinn710/
Gerfen67764/
Grafen67686/
Gräfen67594/
Griffn6726/
Grifen6721/
D'Griffin671/
Grifín671/
Grifinova671/

Grefin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grefin in the Russian language
Грефинgrefin-

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