Gretna Surname

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

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Gretna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname191:29,0855,642
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gretna (373) may also be a first name.

Gretna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gretna (Russian: Гретна) is carried by more people in Suriname than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Gretna is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gretna live; 66 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Gretna is also the 449,413th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 373 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Suriname, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 29,085. Outside of Suriname this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Gretna Last Name Statistics demography

Gretna earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grena91631/
Grenat831,000/
Grenga83774/
Grenha83189/
Grenaa83148/
Grenas8345/
Greena8339/
Gregna8331/
Grzena8325/
Greina8315/
Grenah8311/
Grenay839/
Greyna835/
Grenad834/
Griena833/
Gratna832/
Grenau832/
Grenea830/
Grienay77160/
Grenais7766/
Grenaut7759/
Grenhas7750/
Grenaud7745/
Greneau7740/
Gretner7730/
Grenead7711/
Ghreina779/
Greynat778/
Gretnes777/
Greinat773/
Greenga773/
Greanga772/
Grenatt771/
Grenaat771/
Grenapp771/
Grenaux771/
Greanad771/
Greenai771/
Greenay771/
Greenas771/
Grenaid771/
Greenau771/
Gre'ena771/
Gretney771/
Greïnat771/
Greenat771/
Greanay770/
Greneas770/
Grina731,026/
Greno73473/
Greña73117/
Gryna7317/
Grīna734/
Grēna731/
Gritėnas71123/
Greitner7189/
Grettner7160/
Grenault7159/
Greanead7139/
Greneaux7133/
Greinatt7121/
Greenash717/
Grethner713/
Gresneau712/
Greatner711/
G'Reinat711/
Greynatt711/
Greenach711/
Greeneau711/
Greengay711/
Greenhau711/
Gh'reina711/
Greenays711/
Greatnes710/
Grestner710/
Grothnay710/
Greanash710/
Grenot671,130/
Grinat67995/
Greenhead67421/
Grenho67253/
Greenhaus67200/
Greneu6755/
Grzina6753/
Greatness6751/
Grinas6750/
Grigna6750/
Grenod6746/
Grajna6745/
Greney6741/
Grenou6729/
Gringa6728/
Grinea6723/
Greyno6715/
Grayna6713/
Grinha6713/
Grengo6710/
Groina6710/
Grynas676/
Graina676/
Grinay676/
Grisna674/
Grieno674/
Grygna674/
Grinaj674/
Grinad672/
Grzyna672/
Grinai672/
Grinah672/
G'Reinatt671/
Griona671/
Greenaich671/
Ghrina671/
Grenei671/
Grenos671/
Grettnich671/
Greñat671/
Grytne671/
Gritni671/
Greenault670/
Grenoy670/
Grenop670/

Gretna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gretna in the Russian language
Гретнаgretna-

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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 Gretna
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