Greijbe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Greijbe Surname Definition:

See Graaff.

Greijbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Greijbe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Graaff.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Greijbe Last Name Facts

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

Greijbe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greijbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Greijbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Greijbe reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Greijbe is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greibe92165/
Greiber86325/
Grejber8644/
Ghreibe861/
Greibes860/
Grebe8311,393/
Gribe8383/
Ghreibeh8066/
Greber773,782/
Greiwe771,607/
Greive771,090/
Griebe77650/
Greybe77360/
Graebe77353/
Groebe77347/
Grebet77247/
Greebe77182/
Grebeň77133/
Grebey7776/
Griber7756/
Graibe7748/
Gribet7722/
Gruebe7717/
Greube7717/
Grebez7717/
Greiba7712/
Greabe7711/
Grevie779/
Gribez779/
Grebej779/
Grebes778/
Ghribe776/
Greiby774/
Gribej774/
Greiue772/
Gribes772/
Grebie772/
Gruibe771/
Gribey771/
Grajbe771/
Greibi771/
Gribeh771/
Grebhe771/
Grebezs71250/
Greives71196/
Ghreibi71106/
Grajber71103/
Gribetz7195/
Greaber7186/
Greiver7151/
Ghreiby7149/
Greuber7148/
Greyber7142/
Grebetz7141/
Graiber7135/
Grebets7132/
Greeber7127/
Grisbee7127/
Griebie7126/
Grujber7118/
Greibiz7116/
Grebesh717/
Gribets716/
Ghrebet715/
Greabes715/
Grebess713/
Grebežs713/
Ghreiba712/
G'Reibi712/
Grisbey712/
G'Reiba711/
Greiwer711/
Greybea711/
Gribest711/
Ghribeh711/
Grehber711/
Greieve710/
Greubey710/
Grievie710/
Griebee710/
Greesbe710/
Greisve710/
Greve6718,514/
Grewe6710,630/
Ghraibeh675,884/
Grabe674,430/
Gribi673,481/
Gräbe67984/
Griba67569/
Greba67249/
Greby67198/
Grevi6779/
Greibich6759/
Grebi6734/
Grybe6731/
Griby6715/
Grebé6713/
Grewi676/
Grraiber672/
Greibiss671/
Greybieh671/
Grébe671/
Grisbeed670/
Greisver670/
Grizsbey670/

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