Greif Surname
Approximately 9,061 people bear this surname
Greif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,096 | 1:15,798 | 2,078 |
| United States | 2,235 | 1:162,174 | 16,505 |
| Austria | 277 | 1:30,742 | 4,948 |
| Israel | 220 | 1:38,898 | 5,337 |
| Slovenia | 154 | 1:16,154 | 3,788 |
| Poland | 147 | 1:258,563 | 32,318 |
| Romania | 109 | 1:184,201 | 18,730 |
| Italy | 108 | 1:566,266 | 54,070 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Czechia | 71 | 1:149,767 | 23,219 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Palestine | 41 | 1:110,948 | 7,275 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Croatia | 33 | 1:128,140 | 18,569 |
| Jordan | 29 | 1:304,912 | 11,052 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 133 | 1:377,584 | 28,378 |
Greif (27) may also be a first name.
Greif Demographics
Average Greif Salary in
United States
$50,066 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Greif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greif is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Greif is the 56,005th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 804,276 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Greif are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Greif is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 5,096 people, or 1 in 15,798. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 29 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany Greif is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.
Greif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greif last name rose 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 Greif 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greiff | 91 | 1,910 | / |
| Greife | 91 | 399 | / |
| Greift | 91 | 1 | / |
| Greifs | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gref | 89 | 1,658 | / |
| Grif | 89 | 524 | / |
| Greiffe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Greifeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Graef | 80 | 6,475 | / |
| Greff | 80 | 4,614 | / |
| Greef | 80 | 2,055 | / |
| Grefe | 80 | 1,933 | / |
| Grief | 80 | 1,499 | / |
| Griff | 80 | 1,344 | / |
| Grift | 80 | 771 | / |
| Grife | 80 | 419 | / |
| Graif | 80 | 235 | / |
| Greib | 80 | 181 | / |
| Greaf | 80 | 71 | / |
| Greyf | 80 | 48 | / |
| Greft | 80 | 38 | / |
| Groef | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ngref | 80 | 9 | / |
| Greiv | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gretf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Grisf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghrif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gresf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greiw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gritf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greifová | 77 | 110 | / |
| Greifova | 77 | 5 | / |
| Greeff | 73 | 11,904 | / |
| Graeff | 73 | 5,491 | / |
| Greffe | 73 | 1,088 | / |
| Griffe | 73 | 889 | / |
| Ghreib | 73 | 782 | / |
| Graiff | 73 | 602 | / |
| Grieff | 73 | 509 | / |
| Greufe | 73 | 235 | / |
| Groeff | 73 | 99 | / |
| Greefs | 73 | 90 | / |
| Griffs | 73 | 54 | / |
| Greaff | 73 | 44 | / |
| Grueff | 73 | 22 | / |
| Grifhs | 73 | 19 | / |
| Grijff | 73 | 16 | / |
| Grayif | 73 | 12 | / |
| Grefft | 73 | 9 | / |
| Greyff | 73 | 8 | / |
| Grifft | 73 | 6 | / |
| Greefe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Groiff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grioff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Greafe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gretff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghrift | 73 | 1 | / |
| G'Reyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Graief | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graehf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Graf | 67 | 146,788 | / |
| Grib | 67 | 11,814 | / |
| Gräf | 67 | 9,314 | / |
| Greb | 67 | 7,570 | / |
| Grew | 67 | 2,480 | / |
| Gráf | 67 | 668 | / |
| Grev | 67 | 325 | / |
| Gryf | 67 | 88 | / |
| Griv | 67 | 38 | / |
| Grayeff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Grajefe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Groueff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grifova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Graiffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefsås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griff's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griffph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grefsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graiffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Greif
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