Greger Surname

73,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Greger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6851:21,8472,899
United States1,6811:215,62120,999
Austria4021:21,1833,324
Poland2631:144,52020,743
Norway1901:27,0653,695
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Canada681:541,84745,466
Sweden581:169,77211,770
England501:1,114,36153,243
Czechia491:217,01030,705
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Israel211:407,50632,346
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Denmark121:470,39330,183
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

The alternate forms: Gréger (91) are calculated separately.

Greger (1,294) may also be a first name.

Greger Last Name Facts

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

Greger (Oriya: େଗେଗର, Russian: Грегер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Gréger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,176th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,082,523 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Greger reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Greger is also the 218,876th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,294 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 3,685 people, or 1 in 21,847. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Greger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greger last name grew 737 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greger last name are 14.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.13% more than the national average, earning 429,599 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.47% less than the national average, earning R 160,476 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $44,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gréger9491/
Grieger926,667/
Groeger922,392/
Greager92294/
Gregier92265/
Greguer92220/
Greiger92102/
Graeger9258/
Gregert9256/
Gregger9219/
Greeger9211/
Greyger922/
Gregere922/
Grzeger921/
Gredger920/
Greuger920/
Grege91104/
Greinger866/
Griegier864/
Greigger863/
Greigert863/
Greiguer862/
Greguere862/
Greggert861/
Groegier861/
Greanger860/
Greigher860/
Gröger839,461/
Griger83794/
Groger83666/
Grager83429/
Greget83382/
Greser83328/
Greige83186/
Gregge83181/
Greges83148/
Gryger83143/
Gríger8397/
Grezer8366/
Gräger8365/
Gregie8344/
Griege8344/
Gregir8337/
Gresge8323/
Gregre8321/
Grexer8314/
Grecer8312/
Girger837/
Gregey834/
Gredge832/
Greege832/
Greghe832/
Gretge831/
Grõger831/
Gregerová8051/
Geyregger8043/
Gayregger8028/
Gregerova802/
Gehrenger801/
Grezgeher801/
Grieser774,867/
Grygier772,037/
Greiser771,866/
Griguer77901/
Greaser77820/
Gregoir77391/
Grogger77255/
Greijer77131/
Gragger77100/
Grigger7790/
Graiger7770/
Grecher7751/
Greyser7733/
Greizer7732/
Guirger7731/
Girgert7730/
Gregetz7728/
Griezer7721/
Greguez7719/
Girrger7719/
Grigert7713/
Greggie7713/
Grigier7711/
Greazer7710/
Grägert7710/
Greigie777/
Greeser773/
Grigeer772/
Gierger772/
Guerger772/
Greugie772/
Greezer771/
Gragher771/
Grocger771/
Grogher771/
Gregieh771/
Gregire771/
Greigre771/
Greuser771/
Greacer771/
Gragier771/
Gresier771/
Geerege771/
Gregues771/
Greguir771/
Grigere771/
Grezher771/
Grezier771/
Greßges771/
Grögert771/
Gresere770/
Greecer770/
Greages770/
Gregett770/
Greghes770/
Gregirt770/
Gridger770/
Grega733,029/
Greze73586/
Grese73400/
Grece7384/
Gregi7366/
Grige738/
Greje733/
Grège732/
Gregoire7146,932/
Grainger7124,047/
Girengir71206/
Géringer71119/
Greisert7180/
Greguire7138/
Griehser7136/
Giringer7119/
Greecher7117/
Griguere7117/
Graiguer719/
Gäringer717/
Gregaire715/
Greggett712/
Greggire712/
Gretcher712/
Gregoirr712/
Greijere712/
Griecher712/
Greacher711/
Gehrtger711/
Gressges711/
Greigues711/
Groinger710/
Gregaird710/
Griese678,003/
Gräser672,448/
Gregis671,535/
Greghi671,150/
Greggi67954/
Girgir67565/
Grezes67541/
Greese67386/
Grieze67374/
Griser67312/
Gregui67299/
Gregić67234/
Greuse67206/
Greise67192/
Grizer67188/
Grease67185/
Greses67175/
Greset67163/
Grezet67142/
Grigerová67123/
Grögerová67110/
Gräzer67108/
Grygerová6783/
Grigeľ6769/
Grzega6769/
Grígerová6759/
Gregga6754/
Greize6743/
Greece6728/
Grégerová6726/
Greyce6721/
Graige6721/
Gregoy6719/
Grígeľ6719/
Greguy6718/
Gregay6718/
Gresey6717/
Griges6714/
Greyze6712/
Griega6712/
Grigerova6712/
Gricer6710/
Greeze677/
Greghy677/
Greije676/
Grisee676/
Gregit676/
Grigge675/
Grýgerová674/
Gredje673/
Gridge672/
Greaze672/
Geeringer672/
Gryzer672/
Greigy672/
Gähringer672/
Grígeĺ672/
Grygerova672/
Grezez672/
Grigir671/
Graingeer671/
Greggoire671/
Grejed671/
Gresej671/
Gresir671/
Geyringer671/
Gheringer671/
Gregoirre671/
Greaga671/
Gregoi671/
Gregiz671/
Gregič671/
Grecey671/
Gresie671/
Greuze671/
Girginger671/
Grregoire671/
Grogir671/
Grezze671/
Grézer671/
Greeji671/
Grigeh671/
Grecei671/
Griged671/
Gregoa671/
Gairinger670/
Girser670/
Greighead670/
Greigi670/
Gresea670/
Grigea670/
Greegy670/
Grerze670/
Greyse670/
Grizee670/
Gresee670/
Greesy670/
Grainnger670/
Gresgy670/

Greger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greger in the Oriya language
େଗେଗରegegara-
Greger in the Russian language
Грегерgreger-

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