Gregersen Surname
Approximately 8,974 people bear this surname
Gregersen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 5,628 | 1:1,003 | 59 |
| United States | 1,417 | 1:255,793 | 24,226 |
| Norway | 1,063 | 1:4,838 | 456 |
| Germany | 348 | 1:231,338 | 25,683 |
| Faroe Islands | 105 | 1:467 | 74 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Greenland | 21 | 1:2,685 | 297 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Gregersen Demographics
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Gregersen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gregersen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gregersen has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gregersen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,506th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 812,073 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gregersen are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 5,628 people, or 1 in 1,003. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Norway, where 12 percent reside.
Gregersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gregersen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gregersen surname rose 6,441 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gregersen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gregersen surname are 19.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gregersen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning 329,145 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning R 257,592 per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $54,901 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greggersen | 95 | 219 | / |
| Gresgersen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gregerzsen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gregerson | 89 | 2,388 | / |
| Gergersen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gregersin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gragersen | 89 | 0 | / |
| Greggerson | 84 | 114 | / |
| Gregersson | 84 | 18 | / |
| Greagerson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gergerson | 78 | 10 | / |
| Gregerzan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grigerson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grogerson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gragerson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gregarson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gregorsson | 74 | 96 | / |
| Grögerchen | 74 | 9 | / |
| Greggorson | 74 | 4 | / |
| Grygorszyn | 63 | 8 | / |
| Grigorszin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Grigirjanc | 53 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Gregersen
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