Greten Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Greten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2801:287,51929,928
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
Lebanon371:152,3547,395
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Greten (32) may also be a first name.

Greten Last Name Facts

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

Greten (Russian: Гретен) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Greten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Greten is the 532,232nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Greten reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Greten is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 32 people.

The last name Greten is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Greten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greten surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (97%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Greten last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.

Greten earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grethen921,156/
Grieten92528/
Greiten92226/
Gretten9291/
Grehten922/
Gretien921/
Greyten920/
Groetten861/
Grechten861/
Grettenn860/
Greithen860/
Grettien860/
Greene83204,558/
Groten831,268/
Gerten831,024/
Girten83957/
Griten83216/
Gresen8397/
Graten8319/
Gretin8315/
Greenh8311/
Gräten836/
Greatn831/
Gretem831/
Greeyn831/
Grecen830/
Gritten771,243/
Greisen771,065/
Gratien77976/
Grytten77554/
Grothen77270/
Greacen77236/
Gierten77160/
Gratten77142/
Grejsen77142/
Grathen77129/
Girtten7793/
Gressen7745/
Guirten7745/
Grechen7733/
Greysen7733/
Gretina7729/
Guerten7727/
Grithen7719/
Girthen7718/
Grodten7715/
Grotten7713/
Graaten7713/
Gherten7712/
Greesen7712/
Greting775/
Grethin774/
Greecin774/
Grettin772/
Gratuen772/
Kgreene771/
Hgreene771/
Gristen771/
Gridten771/
Greeneh771/
Greenhe771/
Girrten771/
Girtien771/
Gertten771/
Gritenn771/
Greasen770/
Gehrten770/
Gresent770/
Gertuen770/
Grayten770/
Grein737,249/
Grene731,269/
Greyn73211/
Grean73119/
Greun735/
Grotn731/
Gratn731/
Grhen730/
Gressent71414/
Gresienė7155/
Greichen7147/
Grothenn7130/
Graythen7121/
Grotehen7112/
Greeting7110/
Graathen719/
Gritienė719/
Girtienė716/
Gertienė714/
Grytienė713/
Greating712/
Gretnova712/
Gradtien711/
Gresting711/
Greachen711/
Ghraheen711/
Gredtion711/
Greechen711/
Grehseen711/
Greesing710/
Grotheen710/
Greatyng710/
Grehting710/
Greassen710/
Greing67331/
Greine67176/
Greijn67141/
Grysen67103/
Gertin6779/
Greatting6762/
Girtin6755/
Gresin6751/
Greane6731/
Greant6726/
Gratin6724/
Gritem6713/
Grisen679/
Grecin678/
Grotehenn678/
Grotin673/
Grrene673/
Gregne673/
G'Rein672/
Guertn672/
Greind672/
Gresem672/
Grycen672/
Greyne672/
Grenåe672/
Grothn671/
Gretinova671/
Grattn671/
Greamn671/
Greanc671/
Greint671/
Greand671/
Gritin671/
Greßin671/
Greïne671/
Gørgen671/
Gresshenn670/
Greunn670/
Greann670/
Greinn670/

Greten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greten in the Russian language
Гретенgreten-

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Footnotes

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