Grethes Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grethes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grethes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Grethes Last Name Facts

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

Grethes is found most in Sweden. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grethes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grethes is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Grethes is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Grethes are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is most common in: Örebro County, where 42 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 42 percent are found and Skåne County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greithes930/
Greathes930/
Grethe92760/
Gretes92106/
Grether863,598/
Griethe86182/
Greties8665/
Grethey8647/
Grathes8614/
Gretges8614/
Grettes864/
Grestes863/
Gerthes862/
Grethed861/
Grethie861/
Greithe860/
Grete83264/
Greither8092/
Gertheis8020/
Greatest8011/
Grotheus805/
Greathed802/
Greather802/
Gresther800/
Gritthes800/
Gretther800/
Gerthies800/
Greter771,095/
Grates77564/
Gertes77365/
Grette77242/
Grythe77185/
Greite77136/
Grotes7784/
Grites7772/
Gretha7746/
Grethi7736/
Greste7722/
Greate7721/
Griete7712/
Greete7711/
Grehte7711/
Gretis778/
Greute772/
Gretee772/
Ngrete771/
Ghrete771/
Gretei771/
Gretge771/
Girtes770/
Grethy770/
Greathead751,390/
Greethead7536/
Gertheiss7514/
Gresteche751/
Greatheed750/
Gretter711,523/
Greiter711,030/
Griette71246/
Grither71176/
Gräther71162/
Greetis7183/
Gertges7159/
Greeter7157/
Guertes7136/
Greated7121/
Grittes7121/
Greatex7112/
Grithis7111/
Greater7110/
Grettie719/
Greetje718/
Grested717/
Grottes715/
Greetha714/
Greyter714/
Gretich714/
Grzetie713/
Greathhead713/
Grester712/
Greatez712/
Greatha711/
Gristes711/
Gerties711/
Greatee711/
Grithep711/
Greetie710/
Gerdtes710/
Greterz710/
Grotess710/
Grietha710/
Grestey710/
Greta67898/
Greti6785/
Geerties6782/
Grety6714/
Grothuis6710/
Greitter678/
Ghreiter675/
Greister672/
Graithep672/
Greyster671/
Gritteth671/
Greester671/
Gresteit671/
Greattie671/
Grechter671/
Gresster671/
Groyther670/
Grathays670/
Graither670/
Grestter670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grethes
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