Greima Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Greima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Greima (35) may also be a first name.
Greima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greima is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Greima is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Greima live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
The last name Greima is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Greima is most frequent in: North Region, where 85 percent live, East Region, where 8 percent live and Far North Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Greima
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