Great Surname
Approximately 6,047 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,475 | 1:120,097 | 7,926 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| India | 694 | 1:1,105,282 | 45,383 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| United States | 348 | 1:1,041,549 | 76,349 |
| Iran | 112 | 1:685,558 | 36,303 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Pakistan | 79 | 1:2,261,315 | 20,628 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| China | 74 | 1:18,477,318 | 1,049 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167 | 1:300,711 | 23,854 |
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.
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.
From size, like the French Le Grand, the Dutch De Groot, &c.
Great Demographics
Average Great Salary in
United States
$47,953 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Great Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Great Come From? nationality or country of origin
Great (Arabic: غرت, Hindi: ग्रेट) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Great? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,526th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,205,151 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Great are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 89,288th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 5,624 people.
Great is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,475 people, or 1 in 120,097. In Nigeria Great is mostly found in: Delta, where 31 percent live, Kano, where 21 percent live and Bayelsa, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 103 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
Great Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Great has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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
Great Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Great in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रेट | greta | - |
| Great in the Arabic language | ||
| غرت | ghrt | - |
| جريت | jryt | - |
| عظمت | zmt | - |
| عظيمة | zymt | - |
| كبيرة | kbyrt | - |
| رائعة | rayt | - |
| رائعه | rayh | - |
| غريت | ghryt | - |
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