Greva Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Greva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania791:36,8875,376
North Macedonia531:39,6504,525
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Norway401:128,55716,659
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Greva (377) may also be a first name.

Greva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greva (Hindi: ग्रेवा, Russian: Грева) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Greva.

How Common Is The Last Name Greva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. Greva is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Greva live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent live in Albano-Europe. Greva is also the 446,783rd most common given name at a global level It is held by 377 people.

The surname is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 36,887. In Albania it is mostly found in: Tirana County, where 43 percent are found, Dibër County, where 30 percent are found and Durrës County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Albania it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Greva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greva last name grew 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Greva surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Greva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning 283,346 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.43% less than the national average, earning R 60,756 per year; in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.6% less than the national average, earning $39,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grevaz91489/
Grevas91343/
Grevat91112/
Grieva91107/
Graeva9162/
Greeva9162/
Grevay9131/
Greiva914/
Groeva912/
Grevad912/
Grevea911/
Grevai911/
Grevaj911/
Grev89325/
Grevatt83178/
Ghrevad8373/
Grevais8330/
Grevaud8323/
Greavea832/
Greavas832/
G'Reiva831/
Grava804,327/
Griva803,474/
Greab80552/
Greba80249/
Grewa80230/
Greaf8071/
Griev8067/
Greev8041/
Greiv807/
Gryva804/
Grevo802/
Grīva802/
Greuv801/
Grevs801/
Greaw800/
Greifova775/
Grevatch772/
Grivas734,353/
Grevey73166/
Grivaz73134/
Greway7399/
Grivat7387/
Grivea7376/
Grevot7369/
Greaff7344/
Grevoz7341/
Grivňa7334/
Grievo7325/
Grewas7321/
Greiba7312/
Grivau7312/
Groewa7310/
Greyvs739/
Grevoy739/
Grebay738/
Greyvz736/
Griewa736/
Gravea734/
Grewat734/
Greafe733/
Grebaj733/
Grevås733/
Griova732/
Grevou732/
Grevei732/
Greavs731/
Grovea731/
Gruiva731/
Greiwa731/
Grevos731/
Grewaj731/
Gravai731/
Gravau731/
Gravay731/
Greabo731/
Grebau731/
Grevoi731/
Grivay731/
Grzewa731/
Grovaj731/
Greewa731/
Greeba730/
Greb677,570/
Grew672,480/
Griveau671,736/
Gref671,658/
Grivaud67371/
Grivaux67212/
Griveas67150/
Grivova6771/
Greevey6752/
Grewatz6741/
Griv6738/
Groveau6735/
Greavey6722/
Grebeau6717/
Grewach6716/
Graveau6716/
Gryvatz6715/
Grevois6714/
Grivach679/
Greeway676/
Grewats676/
Grevost676/
Grifova675/
Grzhiva675/
Ghreiba672/
Gräv672/
Grivatt672/
G'Reiba671/
Grefová671/
Greybea671/
Greasvs671/
Greebay671/
Grebhau671/
Grivaut671/
Grewatt671/
Grévaud671/
Ghrivas671/
Ghrivat671/
Griviea670/
Greshwa670/
Greabau670/
Greaffe670/

Greva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greva in the Hindi language
ग्रेवाgreva-
Greva in the Russian language
Греваgreva-

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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 Greva
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