Cognomen Greef (Greef 
, Греф 
, جريف 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Greef is characteristic of Belgium, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Belgium, Netherlands, and South Africa.
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| Greef | Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, South Africa, Brazil |
| Греф | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| جريف | Morocco, Yemen, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia |
| jan de greef Dutch architect, NL (b. 1784) |
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paul greef merchant and opera singer, DE (b. 1854) |
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arthur de greef Belgian musician (1862-1940), BE (b. 1862) |
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| bastiaan de greef Dutch architect, NL (b. 1818) |
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| wilhelm greef (b. 1809) |
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| richard greef botanist (1829-1892) (b. 1829) |
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| adolf greef born:1845|died:1910|; Greef, A. (Adolf), 1845-1910; Greef, A.; Greef, Adolf (b. 1845) |
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elvire de greef Belgian member of the Comet line in World War II, BE (b. 1897) |
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etienne de greef Belgian politician (1900-1995), BE (b. 1900) |
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| wilhelmus de greef Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1889) |
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| emiel-désiré de greef Belgian military personnel, BE (b. 1900) |
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| peter de greef Belgian illustrator and comic artist, BE (b. 1901) |
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heleen de greef Dutch chess player, NL (b. 1965) |
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| peter de greef British actor (b. 1922) |
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| janine de greef Belgian resistance member, BE (b. 1925) |
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