Grehs Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Grehs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grehs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2611:820,20829,701
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Grehs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grehs occurs most in Brazil. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grehs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Grehs reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Grehs is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 820,208. In Brazil Grehs is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 85 percent live, Paraná, where 4 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 3 percent live. Not including Brazil it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Bolivia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griehs9127/
Greihs913/
Gres894,684/
Hgreehs831/
Grech8018,641/
Gress8011,868/
Gries8011,094/
Greis804,160/
Gresh801,803/
Greys80726/
Greus80640/
Grese80400/
Grees80390/
Grets80333/
Grest80277/
Greas80267/
Grges80192/
Grzes80167/
Grejs8086/
Grähs8082/
Gresz8054/
Greds806/
Grhes801/
Grres801/
Ngres801/
Grezs800/
Greiss732,459/
Griess731,914/
Gresse731,781/
Gresch731,282/
Greche73453/
Greese73386/
Greist73227/
Greish73211/
Gretch73211/
Greest73198/
Greise73192/
Grease73185/
Greash73153/
Greisz73103/
Greich7386/
Groihs7357/
Greech7352/
Grecht7347/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Greesh7334/
Griesz7332/
Greess7329/
Gretts7325/
Grzesz7323/
Gørges7320/
Grzesh7319/
Gryseh7319/
Grezch7314/
Greach739/
Grress737/
Greyss735/
Greets734/
Greych733/
Geeres733/
Ghreis732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Greshe731/
Gresth731/
Greyds731/
Greysh731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Ghresh731/
Greuss731/
Ggrech731/
Ghries731/
Greyse730/
Gredss730/
Greush730/
Gris675,622/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grys671,652/
Greisch67507/
Greś67355/
Griesch67307/
Greiche67289/
Gräs67119/
Gresova67110/
Grzesch6779/
Greč6777/
Geerets6764/
Gřes6731/
Grex6725/
Grès6718/
Geerges678/
Gresche677/
G'Reich676/
Greisse675/
Ghreïch673/
Greicht673/
Geheres672/
Gresová672/
Grés672/
Grestch671/
Geeresh671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Gretche671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Ghreich671/
Ghreesh671/
Greasse670/
Gredsch670/
Greusch670/
Gredtch670/

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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 Grehs
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