Greitans Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Greitans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 53 | 1:38,680 | 5,889 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
The alternate forms: Greitāns (2) are calculated separately.
Greitans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greitans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Greitans has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also appear as a variant: Greitāns. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greitans? popularity and diffusion
The last name Greitans is the 2,168,711th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Greitans reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 38,680. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 70 percent live, Latgale, where 25 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Latvia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 16 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greitāns | 96 | 2 | / |
| Gritans | 93 | 33 | / |
| Gretans | 93 | 0 | / |
| Greitens | 88 | 168 | / |
| Greidans | 88 | 77 | / |
| Greidanus | 82 | 965 | / |
| Gritens | 80 | 51 | / |
| Grotans | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gretnes | 80 | 7 | / |
| Greatns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grituns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kreitainis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Grietens | 75 | 399 | / |
| Greatens | 75 | 163 | / |
| Gritėnas | 75 | 123 | / |
| Grittens | 75 | 77 | / |
| Gritenas | 75 | 53 | / |
| Grietins | 75 | 12 | / |
| Grethens | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kreitins | 75 | 9 | / |
| Greydans | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gordians | 75 | 4 | / |
| Greidins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gardians | 75 | 2 | / |
| Greidāns | 75 | 2 | / |
| Greatins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Graetens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gridanis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karitans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graidans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Groidans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grietēns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grittins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greatnes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Greydanus | 71 | 525 | / |
| Greatness | 71 | 51 | / |
| Gardianos | 71 | 37 | / |
| Gordeijns | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kretainis | 71 | 30 | / |
| Greydanos | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guardians | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gardenias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Griedanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gardens | 67 | 197 | / |
| Grotens | 67 | 126 | / |
| Cretens | 67 | 114 | / |
| Gordins | 67 | 70 | / |
| Krediansah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gardans | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gurtins | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gordens | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gridins | 67 | 19 | / |
| Grudens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Grøtnæs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Grotins | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gratens | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guardianes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Krutans | 67 | 4 | / |
| Grodens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kritins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gardins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Grudins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gordans | 67 | 2 | / |
| Creightons | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gridanz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cretins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gördens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grotāns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gartens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Curtans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gortons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gratins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gratanche | 59 | 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
- 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 Greitans
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