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

The surname Gretchen occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretchen? popularity and diffusion

Gretchen is the 1,511,557th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gretchen reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gretchen is also the 9,726th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 105,439 people.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 331,942. In Canada it is most numerous in: Manitoba, where 48 percent reside, British Columbia, where 45 percent reside and Alberta, where 5 percent reside. Barring Canada it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside.

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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