Gredson Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gredson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gredson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gredson (396) may also be a first name.

Gredson Last Name Facts

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

Gredson is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gredson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Gredson occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gredson live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gredson is also the 434,130th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 396 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Gredson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gredson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gredson last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griedson931/
Greudson931/
Greson9272/
Greeson864,711/
Greyson863,425/
Greason86941/
Gresson86137/
Grieson8673/
Greshon8670/
Greison8634/
Gerdson8618/
Gretson861/
Gresond861/
Gresonh861/
Grexson860/
Grydson860/
Griesohn8023/
Gressone8014/
Greisson8013/
Greysson8012/
Greatson805/
Gredsund805/
Gerdszon803/
Gerdsson803/
Greytson802/
Greesson801/
Gression801/
Greesong800/
Griesson800/
Greschon800/
Grison774,380/
Gryson771,745/
Gresan77182/
Gresen7797/
Grezon778/
Grexon774/
Gresom772/
Grecon771/
Gerdtsson7585/
Greasotin755/
Greschong751/
Grayson7132,776/
Greisen711,065/
Grisson71654/
Gerdsen71629/
Gertson71390/
Greshan71197/
Griesen71188/
Grishon71165/
Grejsen71142/
Gretzon7186/
Groison7181/
Graison7152/
Gressen7145/
Grisone7135/
Greysen7133/
Griesan7127/
Gredzen7123/
Grysson7119/
Greesan7117/
Gresian7117/
Gressom7116/
Greshom7112/
Greesen7112/
Greysan718/
Gryszon718/
Gretsen714/
Greusen714/
Gresanh714/
Gresant713/
Gerdsan713/
Gressan712/
Grisgon712/
Gretsan711/
Grrison711/
Greesom711/
Gresehn711/
Greseun711/
Gricson711/
Greizon711/
Gruyson711/
Grisyon711/
Grijson711/
Gresang711/
Gruison710/
Greacon710/
Greasen710/
Girtson710/
Greecon710/
Grioson710/
Grayshon67299/
Griessen67248/
Gertsson67220/
Gressien67177/
Geerdsen67111/
Geertson6787/
Gressang6759/
Graitson6759/
Gresienė6755/
Gressant6737/
Greschan6713/
Greeshan679/
Grission678/
Girtsion676/
Greesang675/
Graisoon674/
Greashan673/
Grischon672/
Gertsone672/
Greyshan671/
Grissoin671/
Gressane671/
Gretshan671/
Graysond671/
Graysonn671/
Geerison671/
Graytson671/
Grehseen671/
Grittson670/
Grissone670/
Graisson670/
Greshane670/
Grissonn670/
Greassen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gredson
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