Greta Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
Greta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 150 | 1:211,894 | 9,526 | 
| Romania | 135 | 1:148,725 | 15,773 | 
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 | 
| Poland | 104 | 1:365,469 | 40,663 | 
| Lithuania | 84 | 1:36,126 | 6,189 | 
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 | 
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 | 
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 | 
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 | 
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 | 
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 | 
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 | 
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 | 
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 | 
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 | 
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 | 
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 | 
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 | 
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 | 
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 | 
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 | 
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 | 
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 | 
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 | 
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 | 
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 | 
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 | 
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 | 
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 | 
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 | 
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 | 
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 | 
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 | 
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 | 
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 | 
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 | 
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 | 
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 | 
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 | 
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 | 
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 | 
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 | 
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 | 
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 | 
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 | 
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 | 
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 | 
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 | 
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 | 
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 | 
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 | 
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 | 
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 | 
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 | 
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 | 
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 | 
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 | 
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 | 
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 | 
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 | 
The alternate forms: Gréta (4) are calculated separately.
Greta (97,486) may also be a first name.
Greta Demographics
Average Greta Salary in
United States
$52,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Greta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greta (Arabic: غريَتا, Georgian: გრეტა, Hindi: ग्रेटा, Marathi: गरेता, Oriya: େଗତା, Russian: Грета) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gréta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Greta is the 393,535th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Greta reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 17 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 10,433rd most frequent forename world-wide, held by 97,486 people.
Greta is most commonly held in Peru, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 211,894. In Peru Greta is most common in: Puno Region, where 77 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 9 percent are found and Loreto Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Peru it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.
Greta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Greta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greta surname expanded 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Greta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Greta last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Greta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,675 per year; in Colombia they earn 54.61% less than the national average, earning $10,305,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $52,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning $36,416 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Greta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence | 
|---|---|---|
| Greta in the Georgian language | ||
| გრეტა | greta | - | 
| Greta in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रेटा | greta | - | 
| Greta in the Marathi language | ||
| गरेता | gareta | - | 
| Greta in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗତା | egata | 66.67 | 
| େଗଟା | egata | 33.33 | 
| Greta in the Russian language | ||
| Грета | greta | - | 
| Greta in the Arabic language | ||
| غريَتا | ghryata | - | 
| جريتا | jryta | - | 
| غريتا | ghryta | - | 
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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
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