Gresse Surname

227,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gresse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gresse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7711:70,2698,764
France6931:95,84813,998
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
Germany1021:789,26958,234
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Grésse (7) & Gressé (2) are calculated separately.

Gresse (164) may also be a first name.

Gresse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gresse is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Grésse or Gressé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 227,707th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gresse live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 164 people.

Gresse is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 70,269. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 39 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Gresse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gresse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gresse surname grew 522 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gresse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gresse last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gresse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.65% more than the national average, earning R 469,680 per year and in United States they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $39,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grésse947/
Gressé942/
Gresser922,261/
Gresset921,239/
Griesse92229/
Gressie9281/
Gressez9224/
Gressey9218/
Groesse929/
Greisse925/
Graesse923/
Gresseh922/
Gresseu922/
Gressee921/
Greasse920/
Gressei920/
Gress9111,868/
Grese91400/
Gressett861,318/
Gresseth86219/
Greisser8667/
Greysser866/
Graessie861/
Gresseet861/
Griessie861/
Greasser860/
Griessey860/
Grosse8313,629/
Griese838,003/
Grasse833,229/
Greiss832,459/
Griess831,914/
Greese83386/
Greser83328/
Grisse83324/
Gressy83211/
Greuse83206/
Greise83192/
Grease83185/
Greses83175/
Graese83173/
Greset83163/
Gressi83113/
Gresis8386/
Greess8329/
Gresge8323/
Gressa8318/
Gresey8317/
Groese8312/
Grress837/
Greyss835/
Greass831/
Gresej831/
Greshe831/
Gresie831/
Greuss831/
Gresea830/
Greyse830/
Gredss830/
Gresee830/
Gres804,684/
Gresseths801/
Greiser771,866/
Greaser77820/
Grassie77774/
Grösser77412/
Grässer77247/
Grossie77204/
Grassey77133/
Graisse77113/
Gressai7743/
Grossey7739/
Greyser7733/
Gresher7732/
Greshes7727/
Grisser7726/
Gressis7725/
Grisset7723/
Greszes7723/
Griessi7714/
Griesey7712/
Gretser7711/
Grassee7710/
Gresche777/
Grissey776/
Grissie776/
Greszer776/
Ghrisse775/
Gresech774/
Gresett774/
Gressio774/
Greeser773/
Greesey772/
Gretseh772/
Greasey772/
Grisses771/
Greisis771/
Ghreiss771/
Gresier771/
Grassei771/
Grassse771/
Gresits771/
Gressit771/
Greysis771/
Ghressi771/
Greshey771/
Greisie770/
Groesze770/
Graesey770/
Greassi770/
Greises770/
Greases770/
Grose7311,394/
Gries7311,094/
Greis734,160/
Grise732,564/
Gresh731,803/
Griss73821/
Greys73726/
Greus73640/
Greze73586/
Grase73509/
Gresa73493/
Grees73390/
Grets73333/
Grehs73280/
Grest73277/
Greas73267/
Grges73192/
Grzes73167/
Greez7399/
Grejs7386/
Grece7384/
Gresy7355/
Gresz7354/
Gryss7339/
Greeß7313/
Gräss7312/
Gryse739/
Greds736/
Grhes731/
Grres731/
Gröse731/
Ngres731/
Grezs730/
Grissett712,492/
Griesche71540/
Greytser7174/
Gressitt7147/
Groisser7142/
Groesche7120/
Graisset7117/
Graisser7114/
Gressova719/
Gressová717/
Gruisset717/
Greussay713/
Greisher712/
Graissie711/
Grissepp711/
Greesett711/
Greseett711/
Gretseth711/
Gretsits711/
Gh'reiss711/
Gruissey710/
Grassi6762,072/
Grossi6741,030/
Gresch671,282/
Groiss671,072/
Grissa67955/
Grisez67831/
Grecea67823/
Griset67605/
Gresha67563/
Ghriss67455/
Greche67453/
Grisey67362/
Grassy67330/
Greasy67317/
Griser67312/
Graiss67249/
Greist67227/
Greish67211/
Greest67198/
Grossy67188/
Grissi67169/
Greash67153/
Greces67151/
Graise67140/
Groise67139/
Gretscher67127/
Greisz67103/
Geyres6797/
Gresoi6786/
Grohse6786/
Griesa6784/
Grasee6783/
Grezsa6776/
Goires6775/
Ngresi6773/
Greßer6770/
Greice6768/
Greech6752/
Grieße6746/
Grosei6744/
Greize6743/
Greats6739/
Greyts6737/
Greesh6734/
Griesz6732/
Grosey6730/
Gretsi6729/
Greece6728/
Greşea6728/
Griehs6727/
Gröser6727/
Gretts6725/
Grzesz6723/
Greyce6721/
Gørges6720/
Grzesh6719/
Gryseh6719/
Grecie6717/
Grayse6716/
Griesy6715/
Greysi6713/
Greyze6712/
Greace6712/
Grisei6712/
Grecer6712/
Grecet6712/
Grgeez6712/
Gresci6711/
Grassé6711/
Greshi6710/
Greecy678/
Greeze677/
Grises676/
Grisee676/
Greexi675/
Griece675/
Grissy675/
Grecis675/
Griesé675/
Gresiy674/
Groyss674/
Greets674/
Grasey674/
Grisis674/
Grossé674/
Geeres673/
Gaires673/
Greihs673/
Greisy672/
Greesa672/
Greissová672/
Greaze672/
Ghreis672/
Greysy672/
Greits671/
Gruise671/
Grissp671/
Greixe671/
Gresay671/
Gresth671/
Greyds671/
Greysa671/
Greysh671/
Grices671/
Grasea671/
Greads671/
Gredts671/
Ghresh671/
Grosee671/
Grioss671/
Grecey671/
Gresyo671/
Greisa671/
Grossè671/
Griseh671/
Grissè671/
Grissé671/
Grisys671/
Grexhe671/
Grezze671/
Ghries671/
Grecei671/
Grasei671/
Groesy671/
Griose670/
Grieschey670/
Grysey670/
Gayres670/
Grizee670/
Greush670/
Greesy670/
Grzesa670/
Grozse670/
Gryses670/

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