Greiwe Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Greiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0381:77,5589,812
United States5431:667,51253,277
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Greiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greiwe is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greiwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,499th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,534,876 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Greiwe reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,038 people, or 1 in 77,558. In Germany Greiwe is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Greiwe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greiwe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greiwe last name expanded 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greiwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greiwe last name are 33.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

Greiwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greiwer921/
Grewe9110,630/
Greiw911/
Griwe910/
Greive831,090/
Graewe83202/
Greibe83165/
Griewe83120/
Grewey8341/
Greywe8324/
Grevie839/
Greiue832/
Grewes832/
Groewe832/
Greiwa831/
Greiwi831/
Greewe831/
Grewei830/
Grew802,480/
Greives77196/
Greiver7751/
Grewett7728/
Griwetz779/
Greijbe775/
Greuwer774/
Groeweh773/
Greawes771/
Ghreibe771/
Graewey771/
Greawer771/
Greiwyd771/
Greieve770/
Grievie770/
Greisve770/
Greve7318,514/
Grebe7311,393/
Grawe732,760/
Gräwe73993/
Grewa73230/
Grevi7379/
Grewy7352/
Grebi7334/
Griwa7319/
Greew7316/
Griwi738/
Grewi736/
Cgrew731/
Griwy731/
Greaw730/
Ghreibeh7166/
Grajewer715/
Greisver710/
Grieve6716,541/
Graeve671,088/
Greeve67952/
Grever67885/
Greves67675/
Grevet67633/
Grivei67378/
Greybe67360/
Grawey67320/
Grziwa67301/
Greevy67245/
Grevis67183/
Greebe67182/
Grevey67166/
Grebeň67133/
Grabei67123/
Greway6799/
Greeby6797/
Gräwer6783/
Greave6777/
Grebey6776/
Grawez6772/
Greevi6730/
Gravee6726/
Gresve6724/
Grevit6721/
Greube6717/
Grajew6713/
Grouwe6713/
Grevez6712/
Greabe6711/
Graawe6710/
Ghrebi679/
Grebej679/
Griewa676/
Grauwe675/
Greiby674/
Groeve672/
Grevei672/
Grabee671/
Grevea671/
Grewaj671/
Greavi671/
Grawei671/
Grevio671/
Grawes671/
Greuve671/
Grevai671/
Grevoi671/
Greivy671/
Grewetsch671/
Grzewa671/
Greibi671/
Ghrewi671/
Grawee671/
Grebhe671/
Grivee671/
Greewa671/
Hgreew671/
Grevee670/

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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 Greiwe
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