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

Gresse is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: Grésse or Gressé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gresse? popularity and diffusion

Gresse is the 227,707th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. Gresse is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Gresse are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gresse is also the 715,247th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 164 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 70,269. In South Africa Gresse is most common in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 39 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Gresse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gresse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gresse last name expanded 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% 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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