Grevy Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Grevy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
France921:721,98690,334
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

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

Grevy (404) may also be a first name.

Grevy Last Name Facts

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

Grevy is found most frequently in Denmark. It can appear as: Grévy. Click here for other potential spellings of Grevy.

How Common Is The Last Name Grevy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grevy is the 887,624th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Grevy are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in Scandinavia. Grevy is also the 429,175th most numerous first name globally, borne by 404 people.

This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 41,202. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 45 percent live, Region Zealand, where 23 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Grevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grevy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grevy surname contracted 47 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grevy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grevy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Grevy surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Grevy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $59,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grévy932/
Greevy91245/
Grevey91166/
Grevys9160/
Greavy9134/
Grevay9131/
Grevoy919/
Greivy911/
Greivys8353/
Greevey8352/
Greavey8322/
Grevytė831/
Greve8018,514/
Gervy80443/
Greby80198/
Grevi8079/
Grewy8052/
Grivy8017/
Grevé805/
D'Greevy771/
Grieve7316,541/
Greive731,090/
Greeve73952/
Grever73885/
Greves73675/
Grevet73633/
Greybe73360/
Grevis73183/
Greway7399/
Greeby7397/
Gerbey7397/
Greave7377/
Grebey7376/
Gervey7353/
Grewey7341/
Greaby7335/
Gervay7335/
Greevi7330/
Grivey7328/
Gresve7324/
Greywe7324/
Grevit7321/
Grevez7312/
Grevér7311/
Gresby7310/
Grevie739/
Grebay738/
Gervys736/
Greiby734/
Greybé734/
Grivoy732/
Grisvy732/
Grevei732/
Grevea731/
Gribey731/
Greavi731/
Girwey731/
Grevio731/
Greuve731/
Grevai731/
Grevoi731/
Grivay731/
Grevaj731/
Girvey730/
Grevee730/
Greaves6736,229/
Greeves671,867/
Greaver67841/
Greever67749/
Greasby67254/
Greives67196/
Grevett67124/
Greiver6751/
Ghreiby6749/
Gerbehy6744/
Grettve6743/
Greyber6742/
Grevich6731/
Grevais6730/
Gervytė6730/
Grevois6714/
Greyver6712/
Greivis677/
Greeway676/
Greavis676/
Gretved676/
Grevitt674/
Hggreve674/
Grisbey672/
Greavea672/
Grevets672/
G'Reiva671/
Grevish671/
Greybea671/
Greyvit671/
Grebysh671/
Greebay671/
Gairvey671/
Girouey671/
Greevis671/
Greiwyd671/
Greubey670/
Grievie670/
Greisve670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grevy
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