Greter Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Greter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5811:14,1362,332
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
France1201:553,52375,172
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Norway141:367,30634,015
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Greter (405) may also be a first name.

Greter Last Name Facts

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

Greter (Russian: Гретер) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 336,565th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Greter live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 428,575th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 405 people.

It is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 14,136. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 43 percent are found, Canton of Zug, where 11 percent are found and Canton of Schwyz, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Greter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Greter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greter last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greter are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning 315,464 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning $33,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning $42,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grether923,598/
Greuter922,301/
Gretter921,523/
Greiter921,030/
Graeter92518/
Greeter9257/
Gretere9212/
Greater9210/
Gretier925/
Greyter924/
Groeter923/
Grieter923/
Grester922/
Greterz920/
Grete91264/
Greither8692/
Greutter8657/
Graether8644/
Greuther8612/
Greitter868/
Ghreiter865/
Greister862/
Greather862/
Greyster861/
Groehter861/
Greester861/
Grechter861/
Grietter861/
Gresster861/
Grethier860/
Gresther860/
Gretther860/
Grestter860/
Gräter831,224/
Grater831,041/
Gerter83869/
Grethe83760/
Grette83242/
Greite83136/
Gretes83106/
Groter8362/
Griter8346/
Gröter8340/
Greste8322/
Greate8321/
Griete8312/
Greete8311/
Grehte8311/
Gryter836/
Girter835/
Greute832/
Gretee832/
Ngrete831/
Ghrete831/
Gretei831/
Gretge831/
Greuthier801/
Gritter771,491/
Grother77311/
Gratier77265/
Griette77246/
Griethe77182/
Grither77176/
Gräther77162/
Grotter7777/
Grather7760/
Grethey7747/
Grytter7737/
Grotier7737/
Grajter7729/
Gratter7727/
Gruiter7724/
Greated7721/
Grötter7718/
Gruyter7716/
Grethes7714/
Grettie779/
Greetje778/
Graiter778/
Grested777/
Grister776/
Grettes774/
Gierter774/
Grzetie773/
Grestes773/
Greatez772/
Grethed771/
Grethie771/
Girther771/
Guerter771/
Greatee771/
Groteer771/
Gertere771/
Gertter771/
Girtter770/
Greetie770/
Gehrter770/
Grateer770/
Greithe770/
Gherter770/
Grestey770/
Greatheart7575/
Greta73898/
Gryte73322/
Greti7385/
Grite7343/
Grety7314/
Gräte732/
Grotheer712,357/
Grattier71285/
Grotherr71146/
Grothier71102/
Gruijter7137/
Gretoire7115/
Greatest7111/
Gryszter714/
Greathed712/
Guertter712/
Grotther712/
Gresteit711/
Greattie711/
Gehrtger711/
Groitier711/
Grottier711/
Griszter711/
Grithier711/
Grichter711/
Giertter711/
Gerttert711/
Groyther710/
Grettirr710/
Graister710/
Guyrther710/
Graither710/
Greithes710/
Greathes710/
Greathead671,390/
Gritte671,345/
Grieta67366/
Gresti67165/
Gretti67157/
Griste6792/
Grites6772/
Gretty6754/
Gretha6746/
Greethead6736/
Grethi6736/
Greata6732/
Grytte6716/
Greeta6715/
Greita6713/
Gretta6711/
Gretaa679/
Grzeta678/
Gretis678/
Greety677/
Gritei677/
Greaty674/
Gresté674/
Greyta673/
Gretay673/
Grayte672/
Gritez672/
Gredta671/
Uangerter671/
Graite671/
Ngreti671/
Griterová671/
Grysteert671/
Gretai671/
Greatheed670/
Gruite670/
Greatehay670/
Grethy670/
Griety670/

Greter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greter in the Russian language
Гретерgreter-

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