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 last name Greiff is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,176th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,815,469 people. Greiff is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Greiff reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Greiff is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 897 people, or 1 in 89,750. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Greiff is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Greiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 last name are 2.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.03% registered with the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greiff
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