Gretas Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gretas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gretas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretas (Marathi: ेटस) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretas? popularity and diffusion

Gretas is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Gretas live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

Gretas is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most common in: Dalarna County, where 44 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 38 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greitas926/
Greta91898/
Gresta83840/
Grieta83366/
Gratas83311/
Grotas8356/
Gretha8346/
Grgeta8337/
Gretah8336/
Greata8332/
Gretos8329/
Gretau8325/
Gertas8318/
Greeta8315/
Greita8313/
Girtas8312/
Gretta8311/
Gretaa839/
Grzeta838/
Greyta833/
Gretay833/
Gredta831/
Gretai831/
Greszta771,236/
Greteau77168/
Guertas7759/
Grestad7727/
Gratais7715/
Greasta7711/
Grytaas777/
Grottas777/
Greetta775/
Greetha774/
Ghertas772/
Greytac771/
Grotaus771/
Grothas771/
Greatha771/
Gretoos771/
Grattas771/
Gressta771/
Grestau771/
Gristas771/
Grietha770/
Gerthas770/
Grestay770/
Greathause751/
Gryta731,055/
Grita73831/
Greto73710/
Gréta734/
Grothaus712,398/
Gresteau7155/
Gresstad715/
Greistad712/
Gretteau712/
Grezstad712/
Gårestad711/
Greettaa711/
Grithaus711/
Grathays710/
Greathead671,390/
Gertos67729/
Gruita67581/
Gritta67495/
Grotthaus67137/
Groita6783/
Gritac6751/
Greethead6736/
Gritai6726/
Grotos6726/
Gretto6722/
Gresto6721/
Grista6713/
Gretou6711/
Grytta6710/
Grethouse677/
Grieto677/
Graita676/
Gratos675/
Greatouse674/
Gritay672/
Ghrita672/
Gritha672/
Greito672/
Greathous672/
Gritat671/
Grethatch671/
Grétha671/
Grétai671/
Grétah671/
Gretei671/
Girtos671/
Gertasova671/
Greathost671/
Greathose671/
Greatehay670/
Grothhaus670/
Gratthaus670/
Gretop670/

Gretas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gretas in the Marathi language
ेटसetasa-

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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 Gretas
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