Greyvenstein Surname

152,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Greyvenstein Surname Definition:

Place name in South Germany (Greifenstein), literally Griffin’s Stone.

Greyvenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8041:19,3222,439
England181:3,095,448105,421
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Greyvenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in South Germany (Greifenstein), literally Griffin’s Stone.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Greyvenstein Last Name Facts

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

Greyvenstein is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Greyvenstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greyvenstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greyvenstein is the 152,611th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,527,765 people. The last name Greyvenstein is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Greyvenstein are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,804 people, or 1 in 19,322. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 0 percent reside.

Greyvenstein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Greyvenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.41% more than the national average, earning R 390,708 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $72,564 CAD per year.

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