Gretchen Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gretchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Israel171:503,39037,521
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Gretchen (105,439) may also be a first name.

Gretchen Last Name Facts

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

Gretchen is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretchen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gretchen is the 1,511,557th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gretchen are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gretchen is also the 9,726th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 105,439 people.

The last name Gretchen is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 331,942. In Canada Gretchen is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 48 percent live, British Columbia, where 45 percent live and Alberta, where 5 percent live. Not including Canada Gretchen occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 12 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent live.

Gretchen Last Name Statistics demography

Gretchen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $46,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groetchen9412/
Gretcheen942/
Grethchen940/
Grechen9333/
Gretcen932/
Griechen88187/
Gretchin8898/
Gertchen8895/
Gritchen8868/
Greichen8847/
Gratchen8830/
Grötchen8826/
Girtchen8825/
Grotchen8813/
Gretchyn8812/
Gredchen882/
Greachen881/
Grätchen881/
Greechen881/
Greuchen880/
Greschen880/
Grecen860/
Gretchina82433/
Gertschen82186/
Grettchin8212/
Greethsen821/
Grechin801,247/
Greacen80236/
Gerchen80138/
Grichen8070/
Grechyn8013/
Greshen8011/
Gretsen804/
Grestchechen802/
Girchen801/
Greczen801/
Gretzen800/
Gretgen800/
Grechechen7832/
Grechenova781/
Graichen752,700/
Grechina752,418/
Gritchin75626/
Gerthsen7521/
Grajchen7513/
Gretcina753/
Grichenk752/
Gehrchen752/
Grechain751/
Gretczyn751/
Grehseen751/
Grischen750/
Grietzen750/
Grecheschen741/
Gritchina71687/
Geerthsen71148/
Gresen7197/
Gercen7124/
Grecin718/
Gregen717/
Gredchina716/
Gritching713/
Grycen712/
Graischen711/
Greicienė711/
Gresshenn710/
Grestchechem701/
Gertsen672,900/
Gertzen671,669/
Greisen671,065/
Greczyn67195/
Griesen67188/
Grejsen67142/
Gertgen6794/
Grichin6773/
Grishen6771/
Greagen6749/
Gressen6745/
Gerchin6734/
Gritzen6734/
Greysen6733/
Greshin6732/
Gredzen6723/
Grecina6716/
Gretsin6715/
Gritsen6712/
Greesen6712/
Grehsin6710/
Griczen679/
Grechechem679/
Gärtzen678/
Gretzén674/
Greusen674/
Greecin674/
Gritcin673/
Girchin672/
Greizen672/
Grecing672/
Girtgen672/
Grechinova671/
Gresehn671/
Greseun671/
Gretzyn671/
Graycen671/
Greczin671/
Girtsen671/
Graishchen671/
Grecsin671/
Greczeń671/
Grishchenk671/
Gridtschin671/
Grießen671/
Gricent671/
Greasen670/
Greggen670/
Gresent670/
Graicen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gretchen
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