Greiff Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Greiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8971:89,75011,296
United States5141:705,17355,723
Sweden1361:72,4035,440
Norway571:90,21612,446
Poland501:760,17561,940
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Denmark341:166,02114,242
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Greiff (10) may also be a first name.

Greiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greiff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,176th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,815,469 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Greiff are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Greiff is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 897 people, or 1 in 89,750. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Greiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greiff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greiff surname increased 1,512 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greiff surname are 2.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning 370,539 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 188.6% more than the national average, earning R 685,824 per year; in Colombia they earn 44.52% more than the national average, earning $32,808,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.72% more than the national average, earning $54,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiffe9218/
Greif919,061/
Greff914,614/
Griff911,344/
Greeff8311,904/
Graeff835,491/
Greffe831,088/
Griffe83889/
Graiff83602/
Grieff83509/
Greife83399/
Groeff8399/
Griffs8354/
Greaff8344/
Grueff8322/
Grijff8316/
Grefft839/
Greyff838/
Grifft836/
Groiff834/
Grioff833/
Gretff831/
Greift831/
Greifs830/
Gref801,658/
Grif80524/
Grayeff7714/
Groueff776/
Griffph771/
Griff's771/
Greifeh771/
Graiffs771/
Greaffe770/
Graiffe770/
Graff7333,931/
Graef736,475/
Greef732,055/
Gräff731,948/
Grefe731,933/
Grief731,499/
Grift73771/
Grife73419/
Graif73235/
Greib73181/
Greaf7371/
Greyf7348/
Greft7338/
Gráff7320/
Gryff7319/
Groef7314/
Ngref739/
Greiv737/
Gretf732/
Gritf731/
Grisf731/
Gresf731/
Greiw731/
Ghrif731/
Greifová71110/
Greifova715/
Grajeffe711/
Grifftth711/
Griffthh711/
Greffová711/
Cgriffth711/
Graaff672,680/
Graffe672,389/
Ghreib67782/
Grafft67317/
Greufe67235/
Greefs6790/
Grauff6744/
Grouff6720/
Grifhs6719/
Grayif6712/
Greefe675/
Greafe673/
Graffs672/
G'Reyf671/
Ghraff671/
Ghrift671/
Graife671/
Graëff671/
Grahff671/
Gräffe671/
Graehf670/
Graief670/

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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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  • 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 Greiff
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