Grevel Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Grevel Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) belonging to Grêville (Dept. Manche) = (?) the Sand­stone Farmstead or Village [Old French greve, sandstone (cp. Mod.French grève, a gravelly beach) + French ville, Latin villa)

Grevel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Germany881:914,83564,706
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Grevel (19) may also be a first name.

Grevel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) belonging to Grêville (Dept. Manche) = (?) the Sand­stone Farmstead or Village [Old French greve, sandstone (cp. Mod.French grève, a gravelly beach) + French ville, Latin villa)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Grevel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grevel (Marathi: ॅवेल) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grevel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,003,904th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Grevel occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Grevel are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Grevel is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 49 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Grevel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grevel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grevel surname increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grevel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grevel last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Grevel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grevell92115/
Grevelt9278/
Greivel9219/
Grevele924/
Grievel922/
Ghrevel921/
Greivell8641/
Grevelle8630/
Graevell8629/
Ghrevele861/
Greevell860/
Gravel8319,700/
Grivel832,316/
Grovel8394/
Gervel8357/
Grevil834/
Gryvel831/
Greetveld806/
Greyvelle802/
Greivelle801/
Gravell771,439/
Grivell77252/
Grovell77148/
Graviel77119/
Graveel77109/
Grebele7737/
Gervell7723/
Guervel778/
Grevile772/
Grevill771/
Griveal771/
Gervelė771/
Gervele771/
Grävell771/
Graveal771/
Gervelt770/
Griviel770/
Greville711,630/
Gierveld71389/
Grewelle7134/
Grayveal7114/
Grivelle716/
Greybeal716/
Gervelle712/
Greabeil711/
Guervele711/
Greevile711/
Groveahl711/
Greybeul710/
Gravil671,393/
Gervil67531/
Growel6743/
Greyville674/
Grawel674/
Grishveld673/
Gravél672/
Grivil671/
Gervyl671/
Grovil670/
Greaville670/
Greiville670/

Grevel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grevel in the Marathi language
ॅवेलevela-

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