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
Greta Political Affiliation
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Greta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greta (Arabic: غريَتا, Georgian: გრეტა, Hindi: ग्रेटा, Marathi: गरेता, Oriya: େଗତା, Russian: Грета) is found most in Peru. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gréta. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 393,535th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Greta reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 17 percent reside in Andean South America. Greta is also the 10,433rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 97,486 people.
The last name Greta is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 211,894. In Peru Greta is most numerous in: Puno Region, where 77 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 9 percent are found and Loreto Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Peru this surname 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 occurrence of Greta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greta last name grew 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with 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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