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

Greva (Hindi: ग्रेवा, Russian: Грева) occurs most in Albania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greva is the 993,593rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Greva are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 446,783rd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 377 people.

The last name Greva is most frequently used in Albania, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 36,887. In Albania Greva is most frequent in: Tirana County, where 43 percent reside, Dibër County, where 30 percent reside and Durrës County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Albania it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Greva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greva surname increased 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Greva last name is chiefly Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Greva last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans 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
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  • 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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