Greys Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Greys Surname Definition:

The Greys of Northumberland mostly belong to two ancient stocks, the distinguished family of Grey of Heaton and Chillingham, and the Greys of Kyloe, both dating back to the 13th century and connected with each other (R.).

Greys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5581:258,28527,199
Belarus341:279,44332,011
France341:1,953,609166,012
India311:24,744,045333,161
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Greys (2,517) may also be a first name.

Greys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Greys of Northumberland mostly belong to two ancient stocks, the distinguished family of Grey of Heaton and Chillingham, and the Greys of Kyloe, both dating back to the 13th century and connected with each other (R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Greys Last Name Facts

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

Greys (Russian: Грейс) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,191st most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Greys reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 66 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Greys is also the 147,069th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 2,517 people.

The surname Greys is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 558 people, or 1 in 258,285. In Russia Greys is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 24 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 4 percent are found. Not including Russia Greys is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Greys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greys last name increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greys surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Greys are 10.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greys earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 38.71% less than the national average, earning $13,913,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning $33,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greyts9137/
Greyis9111/
Greyes916/
Greyas915/
Greyss915/
Greyds911/
Greysh911/
Greyse910/
Grey8955,207/
Gres894,684/
Grys891,652/
Greyass831/
Greyiss831/
Greeyes830/
Gress8011,868/
Gries8011,094/
Greis804,160/
Grays802,973/
Gresh801,803/
Greus80640/
Greya80479/
Grese80400/
Grees80390/
Grets80333/
Grehs80280/
Grest80277/
Groes80272/
Greas80267/
Gruys80206/
Grges80192/
Groys80181/
Grzes80167/
Greyt80160/
Greye80130/
Greyo80112/
Graes8092/
Grejs8086/
Greey8083/
Gresz8054/
Greyz8051/
Øgrey8043/
Gryss8039/
Greyi8035/
Grysz8030/
Gryst8027/
Grysh8018/
Grues8015/
Grzys8015/
Gryse809/
Greyu806/
Greds806/
Grzey805/
Gryts804/
Gryes802/
Greyy801/
Ghrey801/
Grhes801/
Grres801/
Gryos801/
Ngres801/
Grejy801/
Griey800/
Grezs800/
Greuy800/
Greysova775/
Greyhaus770/
Gry751,238/
Gre751,196/
Greiss732,459/
Griess731,914/
Gresse731,781/
Gresch731,282/
Greese73386/
Graysh73382/
Greist73227/
Grayes73217/
Greish73211/
Greuse73206/
Groess73201/
Greest73198/
Greise73192/
Grease73185/
Greash73153/
Groesz73112/
Gryesh73109/
Greehy73104/
Greisz73103/
Groehs7389/
Groues7379/
Greats7339/
Greesh7334/
Griesz7332/
Greess7329/
Griehs7327/
Gretts7325/
Grzesz7323/
Greyce7321/
Ngreye7321/
Gørges7320/
Grzesh7319/
Gryseh7319/
Grytås7317/
Grayse7316/
Gruess7311/
Gryess739/
Gruesz738/
Greyez737/
Grress737/
Graues736/
Groyss734/
Greets734/
Grayts733/
Greych733/
Grayis733/
Geeres733/
Grysch733/
Graess733/
Grajes733/
Greihs733/
Geerey732/
Ghreis732/
Greyha732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Groyis731/
Griyes731/
Groesh731/
Greshe731/
Gresth731/
Greytt731/
Grieas731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Ghresh731/
Ghroes731/
Greyed731/
Gruehs731/
Grawes731/
Greuss731/
Greius731/
Groeya731/
Greyet731/
Greyyo731/
Ghries731/
Grejas731/
Greauy731/
Graesh731/
Growes730/
Groies730/
Gredss730/
Greush730/
Graies730/
Greyhouse7110/
Gray67521,487/
Gras6722,321/
Gris675,622/
Grec673,836/
Grez672,823/
Gryc672,679/
Gryz672,614/
Greß672,022/
Grue671,707/
Gret67613/
Gruy67568/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Greisch67507/
Gryp67496/
Grie67413/
Groesch67360/
Greś67355/
Groy67310/
Griesch67307/
Gryt67299/
Grea67293/
Gryś67290/
Greh67201/
Grei67175/
Grae67165/
Gred67125/
Gräs67119/
Grer67110/
Gresova67110/
Gryć67107/
Grep6797/
Grzesch6779/
Greč6777/
Graesch6774/
Gryč6771/
Gåre6767/
Geerets6764/
Ghrahey6760/
Ngre6754/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Gryż6733/
Gřes6731/
Grajesz6731/
Grex6725/
Grès6718/
Grje6717/
Greyhat6716/
Grej6710/
Grijesh679/
Geerges678/
Gőry678/
Greyová677/
Gresche677/
Ghry677/
Grigges675/
Ghre675/
Greisse675/
Griy674/
Greyerz674/
Grze674/
Grye674/
Gråe673/
Gryj673/
Grzy673/
Grhe672/
Geheres672/
Gresová672/
Grés672/
Grhy672/
Grajesh671/
Greiess671/
Grestch671/
Grauest671/
Geeresh671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Greeyah671/
Grás671/
Greyova671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grețies671/
Gryo671/
Gryź671/
Ngry671/
Cgry671/
Gryh671/
Gryi671/
Gryd671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Hgry671/
Greasse670/
Greyott670/
Grre670/
Greutsh670/
Gredsch670/
Greusch670/

Greys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greys in the Russian language
Грейсgrejs-

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