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

Gretna (Russian: Гретна) is found in Suriname more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gretna are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 449,413th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 373 people.

The surname Gretna is most numerous in Suriname, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 29,085. Not including Suriname Gretna occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

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
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  • 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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