Greetje Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Greetje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greetje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Greetje (4,820) may also be a first name.

Greetje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greetje occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greetje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Greetje reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 98,438th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 4,820 people.

The surname Greetje is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greete9211/
Greeter8657/
Grietje867/
Greetie860/
Greje833/
Grietjie802/
Greester801/
Greetyer800/
Greese77386/
Greget77382/
Greset77163/
Grezet77142/
Greece7728/
Greeta7715/
Griete7712/
Greety777/
Greeze777/
Greije776/
Gredje773/
Gretee772/
Greege772/
Gresej771/
Grejed771/
Greeji771/
Gresee770/
Greethead7536/
Griette71246/
Griethe71182/
Greijer71131/
Greetis7183/
Gregetz7128/
Greeger7111/
Grietze715/
Greetta715/
Greetha714/
Gresett714/
Grzetie713/
Greeser713/
Greesey712/
Grreeti711/
Greezes711/
Greezer711/
Greatee711/
Greezey710/
Gregett710/
Greta67898/
Greze67586/
Grese67400/
Grete67264/
Grege67104/
Greti6785/
Grece6784/
Grety6714/
Greatest6711/
Greji675/
Grecj671/
Gresteit671/
Greseett671/
Greettaa671/
Greesett671/
Grejy671/

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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 Greetje
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