Greier Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Greier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3821:210,74723,905
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Austria1801:47,3087,551
Canada401:921,14070,350
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Greier Last Name Facts

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

Greier occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greier is the 411,457th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. Greier is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Greier reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 210,747. In Germany Greier is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 43 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Austria, where 21 percent are found.

Greier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greier last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Greier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning $33,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $45,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gregier92265/
Greiert92106/
Greiere9235/
Grehier9215/
Greiher921/
Greer9194,093/
Grier9120,521/
Greir9195/
Greear831,668/
Greyer83419/
Graier8383/
Groier8358/
Greuer8330/
Ghreir839/
Cgrier834/
Ghrier834/
Ghreer832/
Greerr832/
Greire831/
Greirt831/
Greerh831/
Gryier831/
Grreer830/
Gruier830/
Grierr830/
Gruhier77196/
Grugier77169/
Grigger7790/
Grihier7721/
Gregger7719/
Greyerz774/
Grawier772/
Graiher771/
Ghraier771/
Grouier771/
Gragier771/
Ngreyer771/
Growier770/
Greyere770/
Grear733,189/
Gruer73822/
Groer73495/
Grair7384/
Graer7362/
Gryer7318/
Greur731/
Gruir731/
Groir730/
Grauheer711/
Grauer675,293/
Grayer672,439/
Gruyer67732/
Greard67362/
Groyer67220/
Grojer67210/
Grawer67160/
Gríger6797/
Gréger6791/
Grower6790/
Grajer6772/
Gräger6765/
Griyor6721/
Ghrair6716/
Ghrear678/
Grouer677/
Gruehr675/
Greyre674/
Greare673/
Greyar671/
Groehr671/
Greyerová671/
Griyar671/
Grayir671/
Grõger671/
Grehar671/
Greyor670/
Graird670/

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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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  • 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 Greier
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