Gretland Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gretland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2071:24,8423,314
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Gretland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gretland is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,088,856th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gretland live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 24,842. In Norway Gretland is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 95 percent reside, Western Norway, where 4 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Not including Norway Gretland is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Gretland Last Name Statistics demography

Gretland earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 42.91% more than the national average, earning 494,570 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grettland946/
Greland9329/
Gratland88127/
Gresland8841/
Greyland8812/
Grotland887/
Greeland886/
Grytland884/
Grötland881/
Girtland880/
Gertland880/
Grelan860/
Gryteland823/
Griland801/
Grayland75249/
Gretlein7565/
Greulean752/
Grethlein71143/
Grelon71125/
Greatleon711/
Kgrielyan711/
Greitlein710/
Grilanc67193/
Greslon6761/
Graylan671/
Grelong670/
Grislan670/

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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 Gretland
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