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) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,232nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Greten are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Greten is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 32 people.

Greten is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany Greten is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.

Greten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greten surname grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Greten last name is predominantly 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% being registered with the political 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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