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
Average Male Greyling Height
178.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Greyling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greyling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greyling (Russian: Грейлинг) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greyling? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,697th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 477,152 people. Greyling occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Greyling are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 671,014th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 184 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 14,566 people, or 1 in 3,719. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Free State, where 10 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Greyling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Greyling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greyling last name grew 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 Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the 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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