Greifer Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Greifer Surname User-submission:

The Greifer surname derives from the German and also Yiddish word greifen, which means 'grab' or 'take'. It is possible that this surname was given to an enterprising person who reacted quickly.

Greifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Israel381:225,20121,188
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Greifer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Greifer surname derives from the German and also Yiddish word greifen, which means 'grab' or 'take'. It is possible that this surname was given to an enterprising person who reacted quickly.

- haffman97

Greifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greifer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Greifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greifer is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Greifer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Greifer live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Greifer is most frequent in: Illinois, where 24 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Greifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greifer last name rose 1,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greifer are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.

Greifer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.58% more than the national average, earning $69,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiffer9322/
Greifert939/
Grefer92444/
Greife92399/
Grifer9221/
Graefer86114/
Griefer8667/
Graifer8655/
Greffer8650/
Greiffe8618/
Griffer8611/
Grefier861/
Greifee861/
Grifier861/
Greifeh861/
Greafer860/
Grifert860/
Groefer860/
Grefe831,933/
Grife83419/
Grefr831/
Greffier801,656/
Griffier8091/
Grepfert803/
Groepfer802/
Greiffey801/
Griffear801/
Grieffer801/
Graeffer800/
Griffert800/
Grifferd800/
Graefe771,973/
Greffe771,088/
Griffe77889/
Greufe77235/
Grafer77185/
Gräfer77147/
Greifa7737/
Grifes778/
Greefe775/
Greafe773/
Griefe772/
Grifey772/
Gruefe771/
Groefe771/
Grefee771/
Grefey771/
Grifee771/
Grifez771/
Graife771/
Grifeu771/
Grefej771/
Groihofer7516/
Grifferth750/
Griffey714,250/
Griffie711,224/
Greffet711,023/
Griffee71835/
Griffet71665/
Griffes71491/
Graffer71142/
Grayfer71130/
Graeffe7191/
Griffea7147/
Grajefe7113/
Greffey7111/
Gryffer717/
Griffir715/
Grifets713/
Greffre712/
Grifett712/
Grefeth712/
Greffie712/
Grafert712/
Greifis712/
Grieffe711/
Griffed711/
Griffre711/
Grafher711/
Griffeu711/
Grifhee710/
Greffes710/
Grafaer710/
Greffee710/
Graiffe710/
Greaffe710/
Grepher710/
Grifhey710/
Grefa6713,499/
Gräfe677,447/
Grafe677,232/
Grifa671,169/
Grifi67584/
Griffett67299/
Grify67136/
Gryfe6768/
Graffert6723/
Grifé6711/
Grefi677/
Greffett676/
Griffets673/
Griffess672/
Grefoire672/
Grefé672/
Grefy672/
Gresfett671/
Griffieh671/
Griffiey671/
Griffire671/
Griffrrd671/
Grafr671/
Graffeur671/
Grafherr671/
Ghraifir671/
Grajeffe671/
Grifetts670/
Griffirt670/
Griffird670/

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