Gretillat Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gretillat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretillat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
United States491:7,397,121336,459
France321:2,075,710171,237
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Grétillat (17) are calculated separately.

Gretillat Last Name Facts

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

Gretillat occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Grétillat. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretillat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,044,719th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Gretillat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gretillat reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Gretillat is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 55,870. In Switzerland Gretillat is most common in: Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 76 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 18 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 2 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Gretillat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gretillat surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

Gretillat earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $36,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grétillat9617/
Graillat82229/
Greillot8216/
Gresilla828/
Grecilla821/
Gretella821/
Grelat80550/
Greila800/
Grilate7597/
Grelait7535/
Ghreila751/
Greslat751/
Grailla751/
Gresillaud745/
Grela718,827/
Graillot711,600/
Gritella7189/
Greilach7187/
Gruillot7127/
Grila7117/
Grecillo7111/
Gricella714/
Grisella713/
Grisilla712/
Grelaite711/
Grecella711/
Grzela671,396/
Grelha67123/
Grelya6757/
Grélat6756/
Greacella6741/
Gressella6732/
Gresla6726/
Griola6720/
Grilhault6713/
Grrela6712/
Grilot676/
Grelia675/
Griela675/
Grilia674/
Gresilley672/
Groila671/
Grilya671/
Gristella671/
Greela671/
Graillaud671/
Grelai671/
Grelaz671/
Grisiella671/
Grisla670/

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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
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  • 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 Gretillat
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