Gredsted Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gredsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gredsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark881:64,1446,446
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gredsted Last Name Facts

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

Gredsted occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gredsted.

How Common Is The Last Name Gredsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gredsted is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gredsted are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Gredsted is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 64,144. In Denmark Gredsted is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent live and Region Zealand, where 13 percent live. Other than Denmark it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grested937/
Greste8622/
Gradstedt826/
Grestes803/
Grester802/
Grestey800/
Greister752/
Greester751/
Gristead751/
Greyster751/
Gresteit751/
Gresster751/
Gresthie750/
Gresther750/
Grestter750/
Gresty711,566/
Gresta71840/
Gresti71165/
Griste7192/
Gresté714/
Gruistead710/
Gertstedt710/
Greszta671,236/
Gristey6793/
Greasta6711/
Grister676/
Greasty672/
Gressta671/
Gristie671/
Gristes671/
Grestay670/

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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
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  • 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 Gredsted
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