Gretel Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gretel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gretel (23,011) may also be a first name.

Gretel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretel (Marathi: ेटेल, Russian: Гретель) is found most in Israel. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Gretel is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gretel live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 34,006th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 23,011 people.

The surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 60,265. In Israel Gretel is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 31 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 26 percent live and Southern District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Israel this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grethel92173/
Grettel9232/
Grestel923/
Gretiel922/
Gretell920/
Gretl914/
Gretthel861/
Grettiel860/
Gertel83638/
Gresel83123/
Gratel8390/
Greitl8350/
Grotel8324/
Girtel8317/
Greele838/
Grestl837/
Grešel837/
Gritel835/
Greßel833/
Gärtel831/
Gressel77959/
Greisel77140/
Grottel77120/
Grotell7768/
Greszel7753/
Greißel7752/
Gresell7729/
Greasel7722/
Gertell7720/
Grechel7717/
Guertel7715/
Grietil7714/
Girtell778/
Gerthel777/
Grattel777/
Grytell776/
Gratell775/
Gryseel773/
Greysel772/
Ghretil771/
Gristel771/
Gratiel771/
Grathel771/
Giertel771/
Greelle770/
Grothel770/
Greil733,852/
Greul731,132/
Gratl73407/
Grele73191/
Gertl7369/
Greal7366/
Greyl7351/
Gritl7336/
Gärtl7319/
Girtl7311/
Grelh731/
Ghreitil7153/
Greissel7149/
Gressell7129/
Ghreytil717/
Gerdtell716/
Grottell714/
G'Rietil711/
Greiscel711/
Gresselt711/
Greasell711/
Grisztel711/
Gertheel711/
Grechell710/
Greassel710/
Gristell710/
Grisel672,161/
Gratil671,504/
Grelle671,260/
Gresle67516/
Gräsel67183/
Grycel67174/
Groitl67173/
Gräßel67162/
Gresil67153/
Greisl67128/
Giertl67119/
Greischel6768/
Greile6743/
Gricel6742/
Greilh6725/
Greill6720/
Greull678/
Gh'reytil677/
Guertl676/
Graitl674/
Greald673/
Ghreal672/
Grecil672/
Groytl672/
Greulh671/
Gőrgel671/
Gertil671/
Greihl670/
Greall670/
Greild670/
Greyle670/

Gretel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gretel in the Marathi language
ेटेलetela-
Gretel in the Russian language
Гретельgretel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gretel
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