Greiss Surname

174,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Greiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,5561:59,0855,599
United States5021:722,03056,796
Canada931:396,18935,081
Germany891:904,55664,175
France551:1,207,686126,065
Australia321:843,61652,533
England321:1,741,18971,393
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Austria181:473,08046,251
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Greiss (70) may also be a first name.

Greiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻗﺮﻳﺲ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Greiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Greiss? popularity and diffusion

Greiss is the 174,470th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,963,622 people. Greiss is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Greiss reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Greiss is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 70 people.

The last name Greiss is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,556 people, or 1 in 59,085. Other than Egypt it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Greiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greiss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greiss surname are 4.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.02% more than the national average, earning $58,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greisse925/
Greiess921/
Greyiss921/
Ghreiss921/
Gress9111,868/
Greis914,160/
Griss91821/
Gh'reiss861/
Griess831,914/
Gresse831,781/
Groiss831,072/
Ghriss83455/
Grisse83324/
Graiss83249/
Greist83227/
Greish83211/
Groess83201/
Greise83192/
Greisz83103/
Greess8329/
Greyis8311/
Gruess8311/
Gryess839/
Grress837/
Greyss835/
Graess833/
Greihs833/
Ghreis832/
Greits831/
Greass831/
Grissp831/
Grioss831/
Greuss831/
Greius831/
Gredss830/
Gris805,622/
Gres804,684/
Grei80175/
Greissová802/
Greisch77507/
Graisse77113/
Ghrisse775/
Grisstt772/
Grissch771/
Greyass771/
Gh'riss771/
Grețies771/
Greasse770/
Grass7314,602/
Gries7311,094/
Grist735,391/
Grish734,840/
Grise732,564/
Gresh731,803/
Ghris731,047/
Gruis73971/
Grais73758/
Greys73726/
Greus73640/
Greiß73516/
Grois73463/
Grese73400/
Grees73390/
Grets73333/
Grehs73280/
Grest73277/
Groes73272/
Greas73267/
Grges73192/
Grzes73167/
Graes7392/
Grejs7386/
Greie7377/
Grijs7367/
Gresz7354/
Greij7340/
Gryss7339/
Grisz7337/
Grios7336/
Greyi7335/
Greiz7325/
Ngris7325/
Greit7324/
Grues7315/
Greip7312/
Gräss7312/
Greio738/
Greds736/
Greia735/
Greji735/
Grgis734/
Greić733/
Greid732/
Gráss732/
Gryes732/
Grisp731/
Grhes731/
Greih731/
Grres731/
Grzei731/
Ngres731/
Grezs730/
Greitsch7162/
Gressova719/
Gressová717/
Grissová717/
Graggess711/
Grissova711/
Grasse673,229/
Gri671,586/
Gresch671,282/
Gre671,196/
Ghrais67918/
Ghrist67668/
Grauss67463/
Greese67386/
Grayes67217/
Greuse67206/
Greest67198/
Grease67185/
Gruijs67157/
Greash67153/
Graise67140/
Grisch67140/
Groise67139/
Øgreid67132/
Grouss67119/
Geeris67119/
Groesz67112/
Gryesh67109/
Groehs6789/
Greich6786/
Groues6779/
Greice6768/
Gruits6768/
Greipp6759/
Groihs6757/
Gregie6744/
Greats6739/
Greyts6737/
Greesh6734/
Griesz6732/
Griehs6727/
Gretts6725/
Grzesz6723/
Gørges6720/
Grzesh6719/
Grejio6713/
Groisz6712/
Graass6711/
Grasst6710/
Gruesz678/
Grésse677/
Greije676/
Greyes676/
Graues676/
Greyas675/
Groyss674/
Greets674/
Graias674/
Grayis673/
Geeres673/
Grajes673/
Grgish673/
Graish672/
Groyis671/
Gruise671/
Grisce671/
Griyes671/
Groesh671/
Groissová671/
Greshe671/
Gresth671/
Greyds671/
Greysh671/
Grieas671/
Grassp671/
Greads671/
Gredts671/
Ghresh671/
Ghroes671/
Groish671/
Graits671/
Gruehs671/
Kgrass671/
Grasås671/
Grawes671/
Grehio671/
Grzeia671/
Grégis671/
Greeji671/
Ghreiz671/
Ghries671/
Grejas671/
Graesh671/
Grejih671/
Growes670/
Groies670/
Gruish670/
Greyse670/
Greush670/
Grisze670/
Graies670/

Greiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻗﺮﻳﺲaqrys-

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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 Greiss
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