Gretan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gretan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gretan (22) may also be a first name.

Gretan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretan (Marathi: ेटन, Russian: Гретан) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gretan live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Gretan is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 22 people.

Gretan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 95 percent live, Central Luzon, where 2 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 2 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Gretan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gretan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gretan surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gretan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gretan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greetan92143/
Greytan9245/
Grettan922/
Greitan921/
Gretang921/
Grestan920/
Greitane8674/
Greethan863/
Griethan861/
Greyttan861/
Girtan83186/
Gritan8354/
Gîrtan8340/
Grytan8329/
Gertan8325/
Grotan8310/
Greton833/
Gratan833/
Grötan831/
Greystand801/
Greathank800/
Greathane800/
Grattan773,849/
Gretton771,917/
Ghertan77143/
Greaton7795/
Girtain7773/
Gritane7733/
Greyton7731/
Gristan7725/
Gertane7721/
Greston7714/
Grestam775/
Greeton772/
Graytan772/
Gairtan771/
Gretham771/
Gretein771/
Grithan771/
Grothan771/
Grottan771/
Gretone771/
Guirtan771/
Gerthan771/
Ghratan771/
Guertan771/
Gertain770/
Grathan770/
Graeton770/
Girttan770/
Greetham711,053/
Greyston7115/
Greatone717/
Grestein712/
Grittain711/
Grestham711/
Guertane711/
Greitāne711/
Grestone711/
Greatham710/
Grothann710/
Grattean710/
Greiston710/
Greaston710/
Girton672,362/
Graton671,728/
Gerton67389/
Groton67274/
Greystone6779/
Griton6761/
Greethong678/
Gertanova677/
Greestein675/
Greestone672/
Girtam672/
Gertam671/
Gratón671/
Gryton671/
Gairetton671/
Greistaum670/
Greethham670/

Gretan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gretan in the Marathi language
ेटनetana-
Gretan in the Russian language
Гретанgretan-

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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
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  • 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 Gretan
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