Greif Surname

56,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Greif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0961:15,7982,078
United States2,2351:162,17416,505
Austria2771:30,7424,948
Israel2201:38,8985,337
Slovenia1541:16,1543,788
Poland1471:258,56332,318
Romania1091:184,20118,730
Italy1081:566,26654,070
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
Czechia711:149,76723,219
Canada611:604,02649,778
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
France461:1,443,972140,296
Palestine411:110,9487,275
Australia381:710,41347,396
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Jordan291:304,91211,052
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Yemen161:1,651,58112,512
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
England111:5,065,278148,650
Belize111:32,3162,112
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China41:341,830,39216,990
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Comoros11:749,524685
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Greif (27) may also be a first name.

Greif Last Name Facts

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

Greif is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,005th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 804,276 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Greif reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,096 people, or 1 in 15,798. In Germany Greif is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 29 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Greif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greif surname are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 97.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,254 per year; in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiff911,910/
Greife91399/
Greift911/
Greifs910/
Gref891,658/
Grif89524/
Greiffe8318/
Greifeh831/
Graef806,475/
Greff804,614/
Greef802,055/
Grefe801,933/
Grief801,499/
Griff801,344/
Grift80771/
Grife80419/
Graif80235/
Greib80181/
Greaf8071/
Greyf8048/
Greft8038/
Groef8014/
Ngref809/
Greiv807/
Gretf802/
Grisf801/
Ghrif801/
Gresf801/
Greiw801/
Gritf801/
Greifová77110/
Greifova775/
Greeff7311,904/
Graeff735,491/
Greffe731,088/
Griffe73889/
Ghreib73782/
Graiff73602/
Grieff73509/
Greufe73235/
Groeff7399/
Greefs7390/
Griffs7354/
Greaff7344/
Grueff7322/
Grifhs7319/
Grijff7316/
Grayif7312/
Grefft739/
Greyff738/
Grifft736/
Greefe735/
Groiff734/
Grioff733/
Greafe733/
Graife731/
Gretff731/
Ghrift731/
G'Reyf731/
Graief730/
Graehf730/
Graf67146,788/
Grib6711,814/
Gräf679,314/
Greb677,570/
Grew672,480/
Gráf67668/
Grev67325/
Gryf6788/
Griv6738/
Grayeff6714/
Grajefe6713/
Groueff676/
Grifova675/
Graiffs671/
Grefsås671/
Grefová671/
Griff's671/
Griffph671/
Grefsch671/
Graiffe670/
Greaffe670/

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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 Greif
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