Grecht Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Grecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Hungary61:1,636,04661,223
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grecht Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grecht is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grecht? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grecht is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Grecht are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Grecht is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 58 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany Grecht occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Hungary, where 13 percent reside.

Grecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grecht has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greicht923/
Grech9118,641/
Grzech831,681/
Gresch831,282/
Greche83453/
Griech83239/
Gretch83211/
Greich8386/
Greech8352/
Gracht8337/
Grezch8314/
Greach839/
Greych833/
Grehet833/
Grocht832/
Grgech831/
Gircht831/
Ggrech831/
Gret80613/
Greh80201/
Grechtová805/
Greisch77507/
Griesch77307/
Greiche77289/
Grzesch7779/
Graicht7750/
Gresche777/
G'Reich776/
Ghreïch773/
Grestch771/
Ghresht771/
Gretche771/
Ghreich771/
Gredsch770/
Greusch770/
Gredtch770/
Great736,047/
Grich732,878/
Gresh731,803/
Greth731,448/
Greet731,335/
Grych73568/
Grett73441/
Grets73333/
Griet73288/
Grehs73280/
Grest73277/
Grekh73265/
Grete73264/
Greyt73160/
Grece7384/
Grecz7384/
Gredt7341/
Greit7324/
Grieh7315/
Gretd739/
Gerht738/
Grget738/
Greut738/
Greih731/
Grzeh731/
Greph730/
Grret730/
Grechová7167/
Greitsch7162/
Grechova718/
G'Reiche716/
Graichts712/
Ghrreche711/
Gehercht711/
Griche671,231/
Gre671,196/
Griest671,113/
Grethe67760/
Graich67581/
Grzych67447/
Grgich67362/
Gruich67284/
Grette67242/
Greist67227/
Greish67211/
Greest67198/
Greash67153/
Grisch67140/
Greite67136/
Greatz67109/
Greehy67104/
Greice6768/
Greats6739/
Greyts6737/
Greesh6734/
Greece6728/
Griehs6727/
Gretts6725/
Greste6722/
Greyce6721/
Greate6721/
Grzesh6719/
Gryseh6719/
Grijch6714/
Gritch6713/
Greace6712/
Greete6711/
Greschová678/
Greatt676/
Ghrich676/
Greath675/
Greets674/
Gruych674/
Greeph674/
Grysch673/
Greihs673/
Gerhtz672/
Geereh672/
Gerhdt672/
Greits671/
Gryzch671/
Grzeth671/
Greerh671/
Greshe671/
Gresth671/
Greutt671/
Greysh671/
Greytt671/
Graych671/
Gredts671/
Ghredh671/
Ghresh671/
Ghrete671/
Grieth671/
Greehe671/
Greith671/
Groich671/
Grzich671/
Grestz670/
Hgrett670/
Grrett670/
Griett670/
Grhoit670/
Greush670/
Greeth670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grecht
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