Gretlund Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gretlund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark261:217,10417,438
England31:18,572,686338,250

Gretlund Last Name Facts

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

Gretlund is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretlund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gretlund are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark Gretlund is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 69 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Denmark this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greelund881/
Grelon71125/
Greatleon711/
Graylun671/
Grittlon631/
Grilon571/
Graylum530/
Graillon50336/
Groillon5012/
Gruillon503/
Grailhon502/

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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 Gretlund
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