Gresens Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gresens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gresens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5741:140,25316,997
United States4701:771,18959,919
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gresens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gresens occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 345,133rd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Gresens live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 140,253. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Berlin, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany Gresens exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Gresens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gresens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gresens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gresens last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.25% registered with the political party.

Gresens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $49,201 USD per year.

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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 Gresens
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