Gretoft Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gretoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gretoft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Gretoft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretoft is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretoft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gretoft are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gretoft is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 564,472. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent live. Beside Denmark this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertoft8611/
Greuthof800/
Gretov7743/
Nøgertoft751/
Gretova7115/
Gristof711/
Gritov627/
Gristow5717/
Gritova571/
Grittow571/

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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 Gretoft
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