Grestel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Grestel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grestel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grestel (7) may also be a first name.

Grestel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grestel is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grestel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Grestel live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 7 people.

It is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,557,634. Not including Israel this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Grestel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Grestel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grestel surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gretel92150/
Grestl927/
Grethel86173/
Grettel8632/
Grastel8618/
Gretiel862/
Gristel861/
Gretell860/
Gretl834/
Grisztel801/
Gretthel801/
Gristell800/
Grettiel800/
Greitl7750/
Gritel775/
Grossteel750/
Grostøl7170/
Grietil7114/
Grytell716/
Ghretil711/
Grasstl711/
Ghreitil6753/
Gritl6736/
Ghreytil677/
G'Rietil671/
Gh'reytil637/
Groitl62173/
Graitl624/
Groytl622/
Gritlet5754/
Gritlett535/
Grithill530/

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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 Grestel
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