Greitens Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Greitens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greitens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1281:628,94949,754
United States401:9,061,473385,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Greitens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greitens is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greitens? popularity and diffusion

Greitens is the 1,333,288th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Greitens is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Greitens live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 628,949. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Greitens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greitens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greitens last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greitens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greitens are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Greitens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gritens9351/
Grietens88399/
Greatens88163/
Grittens8877/
Grethens8811/
Graetens881/
Gristens880/
Greens86198/
Griens86174/
Greins8628/
Gresens801,061/
Gratens8011/
Grecins8010/
Greensh802/
Green's801/
Greatns801/
Gressens75223/
Grietins7512/
Greatins752/
Gressins751/
Grietēns751/
Gristins751/
Grittins751/
Greatenx751/
Griggens750/
Greinz71113/
Grijns7179/
Grains7166/
Greenz7119/
Greims7118/
Greans719/
Groins713/
Gruens713/
Groens712/
Greessens711/
Greggians711/
Gruins710/
Grisins67166/
Gresenz67125/
Grasins679/
Greinch673/
Grejans671/
Grainns670/
Greyans670/
Greanse670/
Gratins670/
Greimse670/

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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 Greitens
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