Greger Surname
Approximately 6,732 people bear this surname
Greger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,685 | 1:21,847 | 2,899 |
| United States | 1,681 | 1:215,621 | 20,999 |
| Austria | 402 | 1:21,183 | 3,324 |
| Poland | 263 | 1:144,520 | 20,743 |
| Norway | 190 | 1:27,065 | 3,695 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Czechia | 49 | 1:217,010 | 30,705 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 228 | 1:220,257 | 18,738 |
The alternate forms: Gréger (91) are calculated separately.
Greger (1,294) may also be a first name.
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Greger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greger (Oriya: େଗେଗର, Russian: Грегер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gréger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,176th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,082,523 people. The last name Greger is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Greger are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 218,876th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 1,294 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,685 people, or 1 in 21,847. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.
Greger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greger last name increased 737 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 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 Republicans than the national average, with 61.58% registered to vote for the 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
Greger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Greger in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗେଗର | egegara | - |
| Greger in the Russian language | ||
| Грегер | greger | - |
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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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