Greven Surname

102,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Greven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0801:38,7055,128
Netherlands1,6071:10,5091,424
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Belgium2141:53,7238,755
Canada651:566,85547,218
France371:1,795,209158,669
Luxembourg361:16,1263,655
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Austria181:473,08046,251
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Gréven (2) are calculated separately.

Greven (248) may also be a first name.

Greven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greven (Russian: Гревен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gréven. Click here for other possible spellings of Greven.

How Common Is The Last Name Greven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,954th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,594,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Greven live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 566,287th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 248 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,080 people, or 1 in 38,705. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Greven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greven surname expanded 3,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Greven surname are 14.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Greven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.95% less than the national average, earning R 92,808 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gréven942/
Greeven92615/
Graeven92190/
Greaven9239/
Grieven9233/
Groeven9215/
Grevent925/
Grevend921/
Greiven921/
Grevienė86189/
Grevesen8633/
Greevenk861/
Graven832,732/
Groven831,742/
Grevin83646/
Girven83569/
Gerven83239/
Gräven83125/
Griven8346/
Grevem832/
Greivienė80132/
Greving77950/
Grevink77516/
Graveen77220/
Gjørven77133/
Girvent7780/
Graaven7739/
Greevin7715/
Grebene7715/
Graween7711/
Grevina7710/
Grebein7710/
Grevain775/
Greivin775/
Greavin772/
Gravein771/
Gervein771/
Geerven771/
Gravien771/
Grévent771/
Gerveen770/
Gervienė71558/
Greiving71198/
Greevink71116/
Greaving7128/
Grishven712/
Gryvienė711/
Grevingk711/
Greswein711/
Gervenne711/
Groyvenn710/
Girvin671,903/
Gervin671,198/
Grivin67464/
Gravin67208/
Growen6735/
Grévin6724/
Gervén6715/
Grovin678/
Grivenova676/
Gervem674/
Girvem671/
Gravèn671/
Grawen670/

Greven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greven in the Russian language
Гревенgreven-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greven
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