Grehm Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
United States301:12,081,964463,456
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Grehm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grehm occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Grehm.

How Common Is The Last Name Grehm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grehm is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Grehm is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Grehm live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Grehm is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Grehm is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 75 percent are found, Bavaria, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found.

Grehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grehm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Grehm last name rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grehm surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Grehm earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griehm9113/
Greahm910/
Grem892,665/
Greim802,632/
Griem801,290/
Gremm80847/
Gream80599/
Greem80116/
Greme8043/
Grihm8029/
Greym807/
Grhim805/
Gremh801/
Gremt801/
Gremd800/
Gremme73507/
Greame7349/
Geerem7314/
Greeme7313/
Greime736/
Grgeem731/
Ngreem731/
Griemh731/
Greytm731/
Greimm730/
Grim6714,700/
Grym67391/
Gremova672/
Grêm671/
Graheim671/
Grahaim671/

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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 Grehm
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