Greia Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Greia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Greia (15) may also be a first name.

Greia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greia occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greia? popularity and diffusion

Greia is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Greia is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Greia are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Aside from Angola it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Mauritania, where 20 percent live.

Greia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greia last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grzeia911/
Grea89293/
Grei89175/
Greggia8348/
Greiaux831/
Cgrreia831/
Great806,047/
Gruia805,277/
Greis804,160/
Graia80811/
Griya80537/
Greiß80516/
Gread80485/
Greya80479/
Greas80267/
Groia80223/
Greňa80157/
Grija80130/
Greie8077/
Greij8040/
Greyi8035/
Greiz8025/
Greja8024/
Greit8024/
Greah8013/
Greip8012/
Greio808/
Greha806/
Greji805/
Greap804/
Greić803/
Greid802/
Greaz802/
Ghrea802/
Greih801/
Griea801/
Greța801/
Grzei801/
Greihaut770/
Greiss732,459/
Ghroia73692/
Greist73227/
Greish73211/
Greash73153/
Øgreid73132/
Greatz73109/
Grzeja73106/
Greisz73103/
Greich7386/
Greipp7359/
Ngriya7346/
Gregie7344/
Greats7339/
Grejio7313/
Greyis7311/
Griyah7310/
Greach739/
Greije736/
Greatt736/
Greyas735/
Graias734/
Greihs733/
Ghreis732/
Greyha732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Grahia731/
Griyaz731/
Greads731/
Grehio731/
Greius731/
Groeya731/
Groeja731/
Greeji731/
Ghreiz731/
Ngruia731/
Grejas731/
Grioia731/
Greauy731/
Grejih731/
Grahea730/
Gray67521,487/
Grey6755,207/
Grau6751,536/
Greggio674,418/
Grue671,707/
Graj671,256/
Grai67829/
Graa67682/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Grae67165/
Groggia67108/
Grui6756/
Groa6734/
Greyhat6716/
Groi6712/
Grij6710/
G'Reich676/
Groiova675/
Geerija675/
Grye674/
Gréa674/
Grețieş674/
Grațiaș674/
Grúa673/
Greicht673/
Gregieh671/
Greiess671/
Greyass671/
Greyiss671/
Ghreiss671/
Greeyah671/
Gruggia671/
Greyova671/
Grețies671/
Ghreich671/
Ghrouia671/

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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 Greia
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