Gretarsson Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Gretarsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 29 | 1:13,107 | 1,178 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Grétarsson (458) & Grêtarsson (1) are calculated separately.
Gretarsson Demographics
Average Gretarsson Salary in
United States
$54,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gretarsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gretarsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gretarsson is found most in Iceland. It can also appear as: Grétarsson or Grêtarsson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gretarsson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Gretarsson reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Gretarsson is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 13,107. In Iceland Gretarsson is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 66 percent live, Southern Peninsula, where 28 percent live and Eastern Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Iceland this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Denmark, where 19 percent live.
Gretarsson Last Name Statistics demography
Gretarsson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grétarsson | 97 | 458 | / |
| Grêtarsson | 97 | 1 | / |
| Grtarsson | 95 | 4 | / |
| Gretarson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gretarrson | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gardarsson | 80 | 178 | / |
| Hgartarson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardersson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardarson | 74 | 6 | / |
| Graderson | 74 | 4 | / |
| Gurterson | 74 | 2 | / |
| Grotruson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gorderson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Grahderson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Grauderson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Gardirsson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Grighterson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Gretarsson
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