Greifa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Greifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru341:934,82718,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Greifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒ) occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Greifa live; 92 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Andean South America.

Greifa is most numerous in Peru, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 934,827. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Ucayali Region, where 62 percent live, Lima Province, where 12 percent live and San Martín Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Peru this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Greifa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greifa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greifa Last Name Statistics demography

Greifa earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 55.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greifat9251/
Grefa9113,499/
Grifa911,169/
Griffa832,183/
Greffa83511/
Greife83399/
Greifo83141/
Grifas8321/
Grifat8315/
Greefa835/
Grefas834/
Grefat833/
Griofa832/
Grefaa831/
Ngrefa831/
Greyfa831/
Greafa831/
Ghrifa831/
Grifah830/
Graefa830/
Grefau830/
Ghrefat77239/
Greifer77151/
Griffay7795/
Greiffo7769/
Griffea7747/
Greiffe7718/
Greifos7712/
Grefath772/
Greeffa772/
Greifis772/
Ngreffa771/
Ngriffa771/
Greifee771/
Grifaud771/
Ghriofa771/
Greifeh771/
Ghrifat771/
Greufas771/
Grefe731,933/
Grifo731,541/
Grifi73584/
Grife73419/
Grafa73233/
Grify73136/
Grefo7317/
Grifé7311/
Grifò739/
Grefi737/
Grefé732/
Gryfa732/
Grefy732/
Griffaut71138/
Griffaud7159/
Greiffer7122/
Greiffey711/
Grifault711/
Griffath710/
Greffath710/
Griffatt710/
Griffo674,385/
Graefe671,973/
Greffe671,088/
Griffe67889/
Griffy67811/
Grefer67444/
Griffault67428/
Griffi67306/
Greufe67235/
Ghrifi67170/
Grafas67145/
Graffa6780/
Griffeath6736/
Greffi6723/
Grifer6721/
Grifis6716/
Greffo6716/
Grifes678/
Grifos678/
Greyfo677/
Greefe675/
Ghrafa675/
Grifit674/
Greafe673/
Grafat673/
Grifid673/
Griefe672/
Grifey672/
Grefos672/
Gruefe671/
Groefe671/
Grefee671/
Grefey671/
Grefio671/
Grefis671/
Grifee671/
Grifez671/
Gripha671/
Graife671/
Graifi671/
Greffy671/
Griffé671/
Griffò671/
Griffó671/
Grifoy671/
Grifeu671/
Grefej671/
Griffaith670/
Griffaths670/

Greifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒakryf-

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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 Greifa
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