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Where Does The Last Name Greve Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Greve (Georgian: გრევე, Russian: Греве) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Grève, Grevé or Grēve. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greve? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 28,996^th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 393,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Greve are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Greve is also the 1,467,136^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

Greve is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 8,925 people, or 1 in 9,020. In Germany Greve is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 12 percent reside.

Greve Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Greve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greve last name grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greve Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greve surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Greve are 29.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greve earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.78% more than the national average, earning 535,673 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.13% more than the national average, earning R 420,924 per year; in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,788 CAD per year.