Greybe Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Greybe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greybe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3331:162,69618,231
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Greybé (4) are calculated separately.

Greybe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greybe is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant: Greybé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greybe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greybe is the 785,023rd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Greybe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 162,696. In South Africa Greybe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 39 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Greybe Last Name Statistics demography

Greybe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.33% more than the national average, earning R 411,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greybé944/
Greyber9242/
Greybea921/
Grebe9111,393/
Grybe9131/
Greybieh861/
Greber833,782/
Griebe83650/
Graebe83353/
Groebe83347/
Grebet83247/
Greebe83182/
Greibe83165/
Grebeň83133/
Grebey8376/
Gryber8368/
Greywe8324/
Gruebe8317/
Greube8317/
Grebez8317/
Greabe8311/
Grebej839/
Grebes838/
Graybe833/
Grebie832/
Grebhe831/
Greiber77325/
Grebezs77250/
Grayber77239/
Greaber7786/
Greuber7748/
Grebetz7741/
Grebets7732/
Greeber7727/
Griebie7726/
Greyver7712/
Grebesh777/
Ghrebet775/
Greabes775/
Greijbe775/
Grebess773/
Grebežs773/
Grzybee771/
Ghreibe771/
Graybeh771/
Grehber771/
Greibes770/
Greubey770/
Griebee770/
Greesbe770/
Greve7318,514/
Grewe7310,630/
Grabe734,430/
Gräbe73984/
Gryba73393/
Grevy73303/
Greba73249/
Greby73198/
Gribe7383/
Grewy7352/
Grebi7334/
Grebé7313/
Gryby731/
Grébe731/
Ghreibeh7166/
Ghraybeh711/
Graybeat710/
Graber6723,689/
Grieve6716,541/
Greiwe671,607/
Greive671,090/
Graeve671,088/
Greeve67952/
Grever67885/
Greves67675/
Grevet67633/
Gravey67448/
Grawey67320/
Groube67306/
Greevy67245/
Grebić67209/
Graewe67202/
Graube67198/
Grevey67166/
Grebeňová67123/
Grabei67123/
Griewe67120/
Grebio67108/
Grabey67101/
Greway6799/
Greeby6797/
Grabes6780/
Greave6777/
Grevys6760/
Griber6756/
Graibe6748/
Grewey6741/
Greaby6735/
Greavy6734/
Grevay6731/
Greevi6730/
Gráber6729/
Grivey6728/
Grabet6727/
Grabez6727/
Gravee6726/
Grebis6725/
Gresve6724/
Gribet6722/
Grempe6713/
Greiba6712/
Grevez6712/
Gresby6710/
Grevie679/
Grevoy679/
Ghrebi679/
Gribez679/
Grebay678/
Ghribe676/
Grzyba676/
Greiby674/
Gribej674/
Grebaj673/
Groeve672/
Groeby672/
Greiue672/
Grewes672/
Gribes672/
Groewe672/
Gėryba672/
Gréber672/
Grevei672/
Grabee671/
Gruibe671/
Grybai671/
Groebi671/
Grevea671/
Gribey671/
Grajbe671/
Greuve671/
Greivy671/
Grabej671/
Grybyś671/
Grzeba671/
Greibi671/
Greewe671/
Gribeh671/
Gresbi671/
Grawee671/
Grivee671/
Greewa671/
Greassbey670/
Greeba670/
Grueby670/
Grewei670/
Grysby670/
Graabe670/
Grievy670/
Grevee670/
Greuba670/

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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 Greybe
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