Great Surname

80,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Great Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the great,' large, big; compare Grant.

Henry le Grete, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter le Grete, Salop, ibid.

Great Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4751:120,0977,926
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
India6941:1,105,28245,383
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Iran1121:685,55836,303
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Pakistan791:2,261,31520,628
Australia761:355,20729,862
China741:18,477,3181,049
England631:884,41445,970
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Oman71:526,8535,771
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Great (5,624) may also be a first name.

Great Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the great,' large, big; compare Grant.

Henry le Grete, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter le Grete, Salop, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

James Great in Kirkpatrick-Irongray, 1755 (Dumfries). Bardsley records this name ill Lincolnshire in reigns of Edward I and II, and compares it with Grant, the great, large.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From size, like the French Le Grand, the Dutch De Groot, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Great Last Name Facts

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

The last name Great (Arabic: غرت, Hindi: ग्रेट) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Great? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,526th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,205,151 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Great live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Great is also the 89,288th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 5,624 people.

Great is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,475 people, or 1 in 120,097. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Kano, where 21 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 103 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Great Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Great has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Great last name expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 485 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Great Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Great surname is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Great earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greatz91109/
Greats9139/
Greate9121/
Greatt916/
Greath915/
Greuat911/
Gret89613/
Grat89492/
Grea89293/
Greyhat8316/
Grejate831/
Grate803,956/
Gruet802,813/
Greth801,448/
Greet801,335/
Graat80924/
Grath80846/
Grats80695/
Gratt80611/
Gradt80551/
Grgat80497/
Gread80485/
Greya80479/
Grett80441/
Ghrat80418/
Grait80371/
Grets80333/
Griet80288/
Grest80277/
Greas80267/
Grete80264/
Groet80258/
Graut80180/
Greyt80160/
Greňa80157/
Griat8070/
Gredt8041/
Grast8032/
Grazt8025/
Greja8024/
Greit8024/
Graet8020/
Graßt8017/
Greah8013/
Grayt8011/
Gretd809/
Gryet809/
Grget808/
Greut808/
Greha806/
Graht805/
Greia805/
Greap804/
Greaz802/
Ghrea802/
Graët801/
Greot801/
Griea801/
Greța801/
Grret800/
Greyhatt771/
Greehatz771/
Greihaut770/
Gra751,285/
Gre751,196/
Grethe73760/
Greuet73364/
Gruett73359/
Gratte73299/
Gratch73262/
Grette73242/
Greist73227/
Gretch73211/
Greest73198/
Grouet73193/
Greash73153/
Greite73136/
Grawet73124/
Gratts73107/
Grzeja73106/
Grauet7398/
Grayet7360/
Grauth7353/
Grattz7351/
Grayot7351/
Grecht7347/
Greyts7337/
Gracht7337/
Graatz7331/
Graiet7329/
Graszt7328/
Gruiet7328/
Gretts7325/
Grault7325/
Greste7322/
Grathe7316/
Graadt7315/
Greete7311/
Gruyat7311/
Grasst7310/
Greach739/
Griath738/
Cgrath736/
Griate736/
Greyas735/
Geerat735/
Graudt734/
Greets734/
Grayts733/
Greova733/
Grehet733/
Ghrate732/
Greute732/
Graitz732/
Greutz732/
Greyha732/
Greits731/
Greass731/
Graats731/
Graith731/
Grzeth731/
Gresth731/
Greutt731/
Greytt731/
Grauts731/
Greads731/
Gredts731/
Ghrete731/
Grieth731/
Graits731/
Grathz731/
Grathø731/
Greith731/
Graedt731/
Graate731/
Grrate731/
Groeya731/
Groeja731/
Greyet731/
Grzeia731/
Ghraet731/
Grejas731/
Greauy731/
Gryate731/
Ghrath731/
Grestz730/
Greagy730/
Grautz730/
Graths730/
Hgrett730/
Grrett730/
Groeth730/
Grahea730/
Griett730/
Greeth730/
Gryett730/
Gray67521,487/
Grey6755,207/
Grau6751,536/
Gras6722,321/
Grad6712,804/
Grah6712,373/
Gres674,684/
Graß673,335/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grit671,895/
Grue671,707/
Grap671,415/
Graj671,256/
Graz671,064/
Graś67938/
Grai67829/
Graa67682/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Grie67413/
Greś67355/
Gryt67299/
Gratsch67256/
Greh67201/
Grga67176/
Grei67175/
Grae67165/
Grra67165/
Griaate67136/
Gred67125/
Geeratz67116/
Grer67110/
Grep6797/
Grauwet6787/
Greč6777/
Grňa6771/
Gåre6767/
Geerets6764/
Ngre6754/
Grehova6752/
Graicht6750/
Greggia6748/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Groa6734/
Grascht6728/
Ghra6723/
Ngra6721/
Greeott6719/
Grje6717/
Gåra6716/
Gretova6715/
Griyett6713/
Gratova6711/
Grayhat6711/
Graš679/
Ncgrath678/
Grát677/
Graş676/
Ghre675/
Grha674/
Grouett674/
Grze674/
Grye674/
Gréa674/
Grêt674/
Gråe673/
Grúa673/
Grač673/
Greicht673/
Ghraiet673/
Grhe672/
Gredova671/
G'Ra671/
Grahatt671/
Grza671/
Grestch671/
Greyass671/
Ghresht671/
Greeyah671/
Graç671/
Hgra671/
Geeradt671/
Geerats671/
Graieht671/
Gratová671/
Grayetd671/
Grayett671/
Grać671/
Greiaux671/
Greyova671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grét671/
Graouet671/
Grauett671/
Qgra671/
Cgrreia671/
Grjt671/
Greotch670/
Greyott670/
Grre670/
Greutsh670/
Greithe670/
Graisth670/
Gredtch670/
Greadgy670/

Great Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Great in the Hindi language
ग्रेटgreta-
Great in the Arabic language
غرتghrt-
جريتjryt-
عظمتzmt-
عظيمةzymt-
كبيرةkbyrt-
رائعةrayt-
رائعهrayh-
غريتghryt-

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