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

The surname Greve (Georgian: გრევე, Russian: Греве) is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Grève, Grevé or Grēve. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

Greve is the 28,996^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 393,624 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Greve live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Greve is also the 1,467,136^th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 47 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,925 people, or 1 in 9,020. In Germany Greve is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 12 percent reside.

Greve Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Greve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greve surname grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Greve Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Greve surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greve surname are 29.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.