Grether Surname

126,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Grether Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grether Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0911:38,5015,105
United States9751:371,75332,959
Switzerland2251:36,5025,292
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
France561:1,186,120124,657
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England41:13,929,515290,718
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Grether (92) may also be a first name.

Grether Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grether is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Grether.

How Common Is The Last Name Grether? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,344th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,025,444 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Grether live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Grether is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,091 people, or 1 in 38,501. In Germany Grether is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 89 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Grether Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grether has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grether last name expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grether Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grether surname are 25.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grether earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $47,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greither9392/
Graether9344/
Greuther9312/
Greather932/
Grethier930/
Gresther930/
Gretther930/
Greter921,095/
Grethe92760/
Greuthier881/
Greuter862,301/
Gretter861,523/
Greiter861,030/
Graeter86518/
Grother86311/
Griethe86182/
Grither86176/
Gräther86162/
Grather8660/
Greeter8657/
Grethey8647/
Grethes8614/
Gretere8612/
Greater8610/
Gretier865/
Greyter864/
Groeter863/
Grieter863/
Gerther863/
Grester862/
Grethed861/
Grethie861/
Girther861/
Greterz860/
Greithe860/
Grete83264/
Greatheart8275/
Grotheer802,357/
Grotherr80146/
Grothier80102/
Greutter8057/
Greitter808/
Ghreiter805/
Greathed802/
Greister802/
Grotther802/
Greyster801/
Guerther801/
Groehter801/
Greester801/
Grechter801/
Grithier801/
Grietter801/
Gresster801/
Groyther800/
Gertherd800/
Guyrther800/
Graither800/
Greithes800/
Greathes800/
Grestter800/
Gräter771,224/
Grater771,041/
Grette77242/
Grythe77185/
Greite77136/
Gretes77106/
Groter7762/
Gretha7746/
Griter7746/
Gröter7740/
Grethi7736/
Greste7722/
Greate7721/
Griete7712/
Greete7711/
Grehte7711/
Gryter776/
Girter775/
Greute772/
Gretee772/
Ngrete771/
Ghrete771/
Gretei771/
Gretge771/
Grethy770/
Greathead751,390/
Greethead7536/
Greatheed750/
Gritter711,491/
Gratier71265/
Griette71246/
Grotter7177/
Grytter7137/
Grotier7137/
Grajter7129/
Gratter7127/
Gruiter7124/
Greated7121/
Grötter7118/
Gruyter7116/
Grettie719/
Greetje718/
Graiter718/
Grested717/
Grister716/
Greetha714/
Grettes714/
Gretich714/
Grzetie713/
Greathhead713/
Grestes713/
Greatez712/
Greatha711/
Greatee711/
Groteer711/
Grithep711/
Girtter710/
Greetie710/
Gehrter710/
Grateer710/
Grietha710/
Grestey710/
Greta67898/
Grattier67285/
Greti6785/
Gruijter6737/
Gretoire6715/
Grety6714/
Greatest6711/
Gryszter674/
Graithep672/
Gritteth671/
Gresteit671/
Greattie671/
Gehrtger671/
Groitier671/
Grottier671/
Griszter671/
Grichter671/
Grettirr670/
Graister670/
Gritthes670/

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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 Grether
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