Greves Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Greves Surname Definition:

= Greaves, q.v.

Greves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Australia321:843,61652,533
Liberia181:244,91915,115
France171:3,907,219231,005
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales151:206,30213,003
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

The alternate forms: Grêves (1) are calculated separately.

Greves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Greaves, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Greves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greves occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as: Grêves. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greves is the 490,615th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Greves live; 61 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 1,161,727. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Greves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greves last name grew 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greves are 4.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Greves earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.19% more than the national average, earning R 283,248 per year; in United States they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning $55,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grêves941/
Greaves9236,229/
Grieves923,883/
Greeves921,867/
Greives92196/
Graeves9232/
Grevese923/
Grevets922/
Grevies921/
Greve9118,514/
Grevesse86226/
Graves83127,591/
Groves8360,993/
Grieve8316,541/
Greive831,090/
Greeve83952/
Grever83885/
Grevet83633/
Grives83250/
Grevis83183/
Grevey83166/
Girves83159/
Gerves83139/
Greave8377/
Grevys8360/
Gresve8324/
Grevez8312/
Grevie839/
Grebes838/
Grevex837/
Grewes832/
Grevei832/
Grevea831/
Greuve831/
Grevee830/
Greaver77841/
Greever77749/
Grebezs77250/
Gerveus77158/
Griveas77150/
Grevett77124/
Graveus7788/
Greivys7753/
Greevey7752/
Greiver7751/
Grettve7743/
Grebets7732/
Grevais7730/
Greavey7722/
Gervese7717/
Grevois7714/
Greyver7712/
Gravees7710/
Grevice778/
Grebesh777/
Greivis777/
Gerveis777/
Gervets776/
Greavis776/
Grayves776/
Gretved776/
Greabes775/
Graaves775/
Hggreve774/
Graives773/
Grebess773/
Grebežs773/
Grivets772/
Greavea772/
Gravesz772/
Hgraves771/
Grevish771/
Gravies771/
Greawes771/
Geerves771/
Grovies771/
Greevis771/
Griewes771/
Ghraves770/
Greibes770/
Grievis770/
Grieues770/
Grievie770/
Gravess770/
Greisve770/
Grebe7311,393/
Grewe7310,630/
Gräve73669/
Grevy73303/
Grive73230/
Grevi7379/
Grève7312/
Grevé735/
Grēve732/
Grevisse71251/
Greavett7136/
Graviesz7112/
D'Graves712/
Greveche712/
Griewies712/
Grevaise711/
Gervesse711/
Greisver710/
Greiwe671,607/
Grivet671,572/
Girbes671,008/
Gravez67864/
Gravis67771/
Gerbes67630/
Gervis67570/
Grivei67378/
Greybe67360/
Greevy67245/
Grivec67194/
Greebe67182/
Greibe67165/
Griver67140/
Grebeň67133/
Grewis67131/
Griewe67120/
Gervez67108/
Greeby6797/
Gervex6786/
Grivea6776/
Grebey6776/
Grewey6741/
Greavy6734/
Graive6734/
Grevay6731/
Greevi6730/
Grivey6728/
Grebis6725/
Grivej6725/
Greywe6724/
Grevit6721/
Grebez6717/
Gräver6712/
Greabe6711/
Grevér6711/
Grevoy679/
Grebej679/
Grovis676/
Gervys676/
Grayve674/
Gerwes673/
Grivès673/
Gervès673/
Grevisova672/
Greiue672/
Gribes672/
Girues672/
Grivis671/
Greavi671/
Grevio671/
Grawes671/
Grevai671/
Grevaiche671/
Grevoi671/
Greivy671/
Girvès671/
Girvés671/
Grivez671/
Grewetsch671/
Gerues671/
Grovez671/
Greewe671/
Grebhe671/
Grivee671/
Greewa671/
Grevaj671/
Growes670/
Girvis670/
Griove670/
Gyrbes670/
Grewei670/
Greevisch670/
Gruive670/

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