Gret Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Gret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2821:235,54236,504
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
United States231:15,759,084542,937
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Grêt (4) & Grét (1) are calculated separately.

Gret (710) may also be a first name.

Gret Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gret (Hindi: ग्रेट, Oriya: େଗଟ, Russian: Грет) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Grêt or Grét. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gret? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,243rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. Gret occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gret are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gret is also the 309,966th most common first name internationally, held by 710 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 235,542. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 47 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Beside France Gret occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Gret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gret has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gret Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gret surname is primarily Catholic (36%) in Ukraine.

Gret earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grêt924/
Grét921/
Great896,047/
Greth891,448/
Greet891,335/
Grett89441/
Grets89333/
Griet89288/
Grest89277/
Grete89264/
Groet89258/
Greyt89160/
Gredt8941/
Greit8924/
Graet8920/
Gíret8915/
Gretd899/
Grget898/
Greut898/
Gyret891/
Grret890/
Gre861,196/
Gayret801,061/
Grethe80760/
Grette80242/
Greist80227/
Gretch80211/
Greest80198/
Greite80136/
Greatz80109/
Goyret8057/
Gíreth8050/
Grecht8047/
Greats8039/
Greyts8037/
Gretts8025/
Greste8022/
Greate8021/
Greete8011/
Greatt806/
Greath805/
Gairet804/
Greets804/
Grehet803/
Gajret801/
Greits801/
Grzeth801/
Gresth801/
Greutt801/
Greytt801/
Gredts801/
Ghrete801/
Grieth801/
Greith801/
Graedt801/
Graeth801/
Goiret801/
Ghraet801/
Grestz800/
Hgrett800/
Grrett800/
Groeth800/
Griett800/
Greeth800/
Grey7555,207/
Gert754,951/
Gres754,684/
Grez752,823/
Greß752,022/
Grit751,895/
Girt75888/
Gree75554/
Greu75541/
Grie75413/
Greś75355/
Gryt75299/
Grea75293/
Greh75201/
Grei75175/
Gred75125/
Grer75110/
Grep7597/
Greč7577/
Gåre7567/
Ngre7554/
Greň7544/
Græe7539/
Grée7536/
Grje7517/
Ghre755/
Grze754/
Gråe753/
Grhe752/
Greć751/
Greş751/
Grjt751/
Grre750/
Geerets7364/
Gjørret7318/
Gretova7315/
Gairett735/
Greicht733/
Grestch731/
Ghresht731/
Ghayret731/
Gaireth730/
Greithe730/
Gredtch730/
Greer6794,093/
Grech6718,641/
Gress6711,868/
Gerth6710,317/
Grist675,391/
Greis674,160/
Gerts673,676/
Grätz673,638/
Gerdt672,650/
Gehrt672,154/
Gresh671,803/
Griot671,553/
Geere67986/
Greys67726/
Gritt67703/
Gerte67655/
Greed67647/
Greep67594/
Greiß67516/
Gread67485/
Grees67390/
Grait67371/
Grötz67348/
Gryte67322/
Geert67316/
Girth67283/
Greas67267/
Girts67216/
Gruit67181/
Gryth67110/
Greez6799/
Grepp6797/
Grecz6784/
Greey6783/
Gärth6775/
Grešš6764/
Greitsch6762/
Gairrett6753/
Greyz6751/
Grite6743/
Øgrey6743/
Greij6740/
Ghert6735/
Gryst6727/
Ghrit6727/
Ghrer6727/
Greiz6725/
Grytt6723/
Grytå6718/
Gärdt6717/
Grieh6715/
Grihe6713/
Girte6713/
Gryot6713/
Greeß6713/
Gärtz6713/
Greip6712/
Gritė6712/
Ægert6712/
Groit6711/
Grezz6711/
Grayt6711/
Guert6711/
Griët6710/
Gried679/
Ghrep679/
Grith678/
Gerht678/
Greds676/
Ghrez676/
N'Gre675/
Ghrge675/
Grzey675/
Greap674/
Gryts674/
Grrer673/
Greej673/
Guirt673/
Gréts673/
Giert673/
Greić673/
Greid672/
Guyrt672/
Grerr672/
Gertt672/
Gredd672/
Greaz672/
Gärte672/
Gåred672/
Ghrea672/
Gräte672/
Groyt672/
Graed671/
Grrhe671/
Grrje671/
Grzed671/
Geerrett671/
Ghrey671/
Ghrhe671/
Gairt671/
Ghree671/
Grhes671/
Kgert671/
Nngre671/
Greih671/
Goyrt671/
Girtė671/
Grres671/
Grrez671/
Gridt671/
Griea671/
Grieș671/
Grytė671/
Grzeh671/
Grzei671/
Gêrtz671/
Gøhre671/
Grhez671/
Griej671/
Ghred671/
Griey670/
Geherett670/
Girdt670/
Greud670/
Grezs670/
Grher670/
Greph670/
Gerrt670/
Groed670/

Gret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gret in the Oriya language
େଗଟegata-
Gret in the Hindi language
ग्रेटgreta88.89
ग्रेतgreta11.11
Gret in the Russian language
Гретgret-

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