Greis Surname

111,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Greis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4141:33,3494,405
United States7151:506,93642,557
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Iran991:775,58139,259
Luxembourg941:6,176909
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Austria621:137,34618,671
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Denmark411:137,67612,271
France401:1,660,568152,033
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Finland221:249,85019,707
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales41:773,63329,106
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Greis (2,669) may also be a first name.

Greis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greis (Marathi: ेईस) occurs most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Greis.

How Common Is The Last Name Greis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,591st most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,751,814 people. The last name Greis is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Greis live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 141,910th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 2,669 people.

Greis is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,414 people, or 1 in 33,349. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany Greis is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Greis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Greis last name are 17.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $27,781,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $46,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiss912,459/
Greist91227/
Greish91211/
Greise91192/
Greisz91103/
Greyis9111/
Greihs913/
Ghreis912/
Greits911/
Greius911/
Gris895,622/
Gres894,684/
Grei89175/
Greisch83507/
Greisse835/
Greiess831/
Greyiss831/
Ghreiss831/
Grețies831/
Gress8011,868/
Gries8011,094/
Grist805,391/
Grish804,840/
Grise802,564/
Gresh801,803/
Ghris801,047/
Gruis80971/
Griss80821/
Grais80758/
Greys80726/
Greus80640/
Greiß80516/
Grois80463/
Grese80400/
Grees80390/
Grets80333/
Grehs80280/
Grest80277/
Groes80272/
Greas80267/
Grges80192/
Grzes80167/
Graes8092/
Grejs8086/
Greie8077/
Grijs8067/
Gresz8054/
Greij8040/
Grisz8037/
Grios8036/
Greyi8035/
Greiz8025/
Ngris8025/
Greit8024/
Grues8015/
Greip8012/
Greio808/
Greds806/
Greia805/
Greji805/
Grgis804/
Grisc803/
Greić803/
Greid802/
Gryes802/
Grisp801/
Grhes801/
Greih801/
Grres801/
Grzei801/
Ngres801/
Grezs800/
Greitsch7762/
Gh'reiss771/
Gri751,586/
Gre751,196/
Griess731,914/
Gresse731,781/
Gresch731,282/
Groiss731,072/
Ghrais73918/
Ghrist73668/
Ghriss73455/
Greese73386/
Grisse73324/
Graiss73249/
Grayes73217/
Greuse73206/
Groess73201/
Greest73198/
Grease73185/
Gruijs73157/
Greash73153/
Graise73140/
Grisch73140/
Groise73139/
Øgreid73132/
Geeris73119/
Groesz73112/
Gryesh73109/
Groehs7389/
Greich7386/
Groues7379/
Greice7368/
Gruits7368/
Greipp7359/
Groihs7357/
Gregie7344/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Greesh7334/
Griesz7332/
Greess7329/
Griehs7327/
Gretts7325/
Grzesz7323/
Gørges7320/
Grzesh7319/
Grejio7313/
Groisz7312/
Gruess7311/
Gryess739/
Gruesz738/
Grress737/
Greije736/
Greyes736/
Graues736/
Greyas735/
Greyss735/
Greets734/
Graias734/
Grayis733/
Geeres733/
Graess733/
Grajes733/
Grgish733/
Graish732/
Grejic732/
Greass731/
Groyis731/
Gruise731/
Grisce731/
Grissp731/
Griyes731/
Groesh731/
Greshe731/
Gresth731/
Greyds731/
Greysh731/
Grieas731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Ghresh731/
Ghroes731/
Groish731/
Graits731/
Grioss731/
Gruehs731/
Grawes731/
Greuss731/
Grehio731/
Grzeia731/
Grégis731/
Greeji731/
Ghreiz731/
Ghries731/
Grejas731/
Graesh731/
Grejih731/
Growes730/
Groies730/
Gruish730/
Greyse730/
Gredss730/
Greush730/
Grisze730/
Graies730/
Greissová712/
Grey6755,207/
Gras6722,321/
Greggio674,418/
Grec673,836/
Grid673,826/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grit671,895/
Grue671,707/
Grys671,652/
Grip671,484/
Grix67960/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Gret67613/
Griz67587/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Groesch67360/
Greś67355/
Grouios67316/
Griesch67307/
Grea67293/
Greiche67289/
Gric67248/
Greh67201/
Grii67175/
Grae67165/
Grih67142/
Gred67125/
Gräs67119/
Graisse67113/
Grer67110/
Gresova67110/
Grep6797/
Grič6784/
Grzesch6779/
Greč6777/
Graesch6774/
Gåre6767/
Geerets6764/
Ngri6761/
Griß6757/
Grui6756/
Ngre6754/
Greggia6748/
Greň6744/
Grhi6743/
Geerish6743/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Gřes6731/
Grajesz6731/
Graishe6729/
Grisová6728/
Grex6725/
Grès6718/
Grje6717/
Gëri6717/
Groi6712/
Ghri6711/
Grej6710/
Grij6710/
Grijesh679/
Geerges678/
Gőri678/
Gresche677/
G'Reich676/
Grigges675/
Ghre675/
Ghrisse675/
Griy674/
Grze674/
Grye674/
Graiszh674/
Grețieş674/
Grishch674/
Gråe673/
Greicht673/
Grisstt672/
Grhe672/
Graisch672/
Grri672/
Geheres672/
Gresová672/
Grés672/
Ggri672/
Graious671/
Grajesh671/
Grissch671/
Gregieh671/
Grestch671/
Greyass671/
Grauest671/
Geeresh671/
Gh'riss671/
Ghresht671/
Grische671/
Grás671/
Greiaux671/
Grraise671/
Griš671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grzi671/
Ghreich671/
Geergis671/
Cgrreia671/
Gryi671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Greasse670/
Grre670/
Greutsh670/
Gredsch670/
Greeyes670/
Greusch670/
Graisth670/

Greis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greis in the Marathi language
ेईसe'isa-

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