Greyling Surname
Approximately 15,273 people bear this surname
Greyling Surname Definition:
(1) “Bright”. From Old German Grido. (2) Place name. Corruption of Grevelink. See also Greef.
Greyling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14,566 | 1:3,719 | 490 |
| England | 171 | 1:325,837 | 24,140 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Namibia | 33 | 1:73,012 | 7,607 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Greyling (184) may also be a first name.
Greyling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) “Bright”. From Old German Grido. (2) Place name. Corruption of Grevelink. See also Greef.
Greyling Demographics
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Greyling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greyling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greyling (Russian: Грейлинг) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greyling? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,697th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 477,152 people. The last name Greyling is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Greyling reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Greyling is also the 671,014th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 184 people.
The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 14,566 people, or 1 in 3,719. In South Africa Greyling is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, Free State, where 10 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Greyling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greyling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greyling surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Greyling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Greyling surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Greyling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.78% more than the national average, earning R 443,868 per year; in United States they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $54,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,521 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greyiling | 94 | 1 | / |
| Greling | 93 | 24 | / |
| Gryling | 93 | 12 | / |
| Greylin | 93 | 3 | / |
| Greylng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Greiling | 88 | 902 | / |
| Grayling | 88 | 630 | / |
| Greuling | 88 | 601 | / |
| Groeling | 88 | 171 | / |
| Greeling | 88 | 118 | / |
| Grehling | 88 | 48 | / |
| Grueling | 88 | 10 | / |
| Graeling | 88 | 4 | / |
| Grieling | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gresling | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greyleng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Greylink | 88 | 1 | / |
| Grelin | 86 | 374 | / |
| Grylin | 86 | 39 | / |
| Graehling | 82 | 236 | / |
| Greehling | 82 | 24 | / |
| Greijling | 82 | 11 | / |
| Groehling | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gruehling | 82 | 1 | / |
| Greesling | 82 | 0 | / |
| Griehling | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greusling | 82 | 0 | / |
| Greslin | 80 | 213 | / |
| Graling | 80 | 74 | / |
| Graylin | 80 | 48 | / |
| Griling | 80 | 3 | / |
| Grelien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gretlin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graelin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Groylin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gruelin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Grauling | 75 | 134 | / |
| Grahling | 75 | 51 | / |
| Groellin | 75 | 38 | / |
| Grähling | 75 | 20 | / |
| Grouling | 75 | 18 | / |
| Grailing | 75 | 12 | / |
| Grajling | 75 | 3 | / |
| Greislin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Grhaling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grethlin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grasling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gralin | 71 | 25 | / |
| Grelen | 71 | 21 | / |
| Grilin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grélin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grelim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grelyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Graslin | 67 | 302 | / |
| Grislin | 67 | 252 | / |
| Grielen | 67 | 85 | / |
| Graylen | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gralion | 67 | 38 | / |
| Grislingås | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gralina | 67 | 10 | / |
| Greslen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Graylim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graylyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graglin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grilina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Graulin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gretlen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grealim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Grehlen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gritlin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Greleen | 67 | 0 | / |
Greyling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Greyling in the Russian language | ||
| Грейлинг | grejling | - |
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