Greit Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Greit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Greit (18) may also be a first name.

Greit Last Name Facts

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

Greit (Russian: Греит) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Greit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greit is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Greit occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Greit are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Greit is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia Greit is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent live, Moscow, where 25 percent live and Udmurt Republic, where 25 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Greit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greit last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greist91227/
Greite91136/
Greits911/
Greith911/
Grit891,895/
Gret89613/
Grei89175/
Greicht833/
Greithe830/
Great806,047/
Grist805,391/
Greis804,160/
Gruet802,813/
Griot801,553/
Greth801,448/
Greet801,335/
Gritt80703/
Greiß80516/
Grett80441/
Grait80371/
Grets80333/
Griet80288/
Grest80277/
Grete80264/
Groet80258/
Gruit80181/
Greyt80160/
Greie8077/
Grite8043/
Gredt8041/
Greij8040/
Greyi8035/
Ghrit8027/
Greiz8025/
Graet8020/
Greip8012/
Gritė8012/
Groit8011/
Griët8010/
Gretd809/
Gryet809/
Grith808/
Greio808/
Grget808/
Greut808/
Greia805/
Greji805/
Greić803/
Greid802/
Greih801/
Gridt801/
Grzei801/
Grret800/
Greitsch7762/
Greihaut770/
Gri751,586/
Gre751,196/
Greiss732,459/
Ghrith732,062/
Gritte731,345/
Grethe73760/
Ghrist73668/
Greuet73364/
Gruett73359/
Grette73242/
Greish73211/
Gretch73211/
Greest73198/
Grouet73193/
Øgreid73132/
Grawet73124/
Greatz73109/
Greisz73103/
Grauet7398/
Griott7393/
Greich7386/
Gruitt7378/
Gruits7368/
Grayet7360/
Greipp7359/
Grecht7347/
Gregie7344/
Grejić7344/
Greats7339/
Greyts7337/
Graiet7329/
Gruiet7328/
Gretts7325/
Greste7322/
Greate7321/
Grejio7313/
Greyis7311/
Greete7311/
Grists739/
Greije736/
Greatt736/
Greath735/
Greets734/
Grehet733/
Greihs733/
Greute732/
Graitz732/
Greutz732/
Ghreis732/
Greigy732/
Graith731/
Grzeth731/
Gresth731/
Greutt731/
Greytt731/
Gredts731/
Ghrete731/
Grieth731/
Graite731/
Graits731/
Greuat731/
Grehio731/
Greius731/
Graedt731/
Gruith731/
Greyet731/
Grzeia731/
Greeji731/
Ghreiz731/
Ghraet731/
Grejih731/
Grestz730/
Gruite730/
Griyot730/
Hgrett730/
Grrett730/
Groeth730/
Griett730/
Grhoit730/
Greeth730/
Gryett730/
Grey6755,207/
Gris675,622/
Gres674,684/
Greggio674,418/
Grid673,826/
Grez672,823/
Greß672,022/
Grue671,707/
Grip671,484/
Grai67829/
Grio67695/
Griz67587/
Gree67554/
Groe67542/
Greu67541/
Grat67492/
Grie67413/
Greś67355/
Gryt67299/
Grea67293/
Greh67201/
Grii67175/
Grae67165/
Grih67142/
Gred67125/
Grer67110/
Grep6797/
Grauwet6787/
Greč6777/
Gåre6767/
Geerets6764/
Ngri6761/
Griß6757/
Grui6756/
Ngre6754/
Graicht6750/
Greggia6748/
Greň6744/
Grhi6743/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Gruitch6729/
Grje6717/
Gëri6717/
Greyhat6716/
Gretova6715/
Griyett6713/
Groi6712/
Ghri6711/
Grij6710/
Gőri678/
Grát677/
G'Reich676/
Ghre675/
Griy674/
Grouett674/
Grze674/
Grye674/
Grêt674/
Groitch674/
Grețieş674/
Gråe673/
Ghraiet673/
Grisstt672/
Grhe672/
Grri672/
Ggri672/
Gritova671/
Gruitte671/
Gregieh671/
Greiess671/
Grestch671/
Greyiss671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Graieht671/
Graitte671/
Grayetd671/
Grayett671/
Greiaux671/
Grejate671/
Gritová671/
Griš671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grețies671/
Grzi671/
Grét671/
Ghreich671/
Graouet671/
Grauett671/
Cgrreia671/
Grjt671/
Gryi671/
Greyott670/
Grre670/
Greutsh670/
Graisth670/
Gredtch670/

Greit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greit in the Russian language
Греитgreit-

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