Gresny Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gresny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gresny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Gresny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gresny occurs most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gresny.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Gresny occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gresny are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gresny is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Gresny is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greshny9222/
Grzesny922/
Gresney920/
Greshnyy86134/
Grzeszny8657/
Greshnoy8629/
Greschny862/
Greshnyi861/
Greshniy861/
Grecny8315/
Gresni831/
Greshnaya80105/
Grechny77121/
Greczny7770/
Gressni778/
Gresnes777/
Gresner777/
Grezney771/
Gresnez771/
Grisney770/
Greisner71146/
Grechnyy71113/
Gressner7170/
Grzeszna7145/
Greshner7143/
Gresnich7127/
Gressnes7119/
Greysner712/
Greesnis712/
Grishniy712/
Greszner711/
Grejsner711/
Grechnyi711/
Gressnich6742/
Grecni6739/
Greissner6710/
Grečný678/
Grisna674/
Grisne671/
Grejne671/
Grezne671/
Grishnaya671/
Greishner670/

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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 Gresny
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