Greshoff Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Greshoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greshoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Greshoff Last Name Facts

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

Greshoff occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greshoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Greshoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Greshoff are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, 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 Greshoff
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