Grets Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Grets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2671:539,78748,881
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Gréts (3) are calculated separately.

Grets (11) may also be a first name.

Grets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grets (Russian: Грец) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gréts. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 830,559th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name Grets is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Grets live; 55 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name globally, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 539,787. In Russia Grets is mostly found in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 13 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 8 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Not including Russia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Grets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grets surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gréts933/
Greats9139/
Greyts9137/
Gretts9125/
Greets914/
Griets912/
Greits911/
Gredts911/
Groets911/
Gres894,684/
Gret89613/
Gretsch83909/
Geerets8364/
Greutsh830/
Gress8011,868/
Gries8011,094/
Great806,047/
Greis804,160/
Gerts803,676/
Gretz802,132/
Gresh801,803/
Greth801,448/
Greet801,335/
Grits801,157/
Greys80726/
Greus80640/
Grett80441/
Grese80400/
Grees80390/
Griet80288/
Grehs80280/
Grest80277/
Greas80267/
Grete80264/
Girts80216/
Grges80192/
Grzes80167/
Greyt80160/
Grejs8086/
Gresz8054/
Gredt8041/
Greit8024/
Gretd809/
Grget808/
Greut808/
Greds806/
Gretc805/
Gryts804/
Grhes801/
Grres801/
Ngres801/
Grezs800/
Grret800/
Gretsova77742/
Groetsch77698/
Graetsch77346/
Geeraets77167/
Greitsch7762/
Grietsch7714/
Geeriets773/
Greithes770/
Greathes770/
Gre751,196/
Geerts7313,784/
Gertse733,687/
Graetz732,723/
Greiss732,459/
Griess731,914/
Gresse731,781/
Gerdts731,662/
Gresch731,282/
Grethe73760/
Gehrts73448/
Greese73386/
Grette73242/
Greist73227/
Greish73211/
Gretch73211/
Groetz73206/
Gierts73202/
Gritts73202/
Greest73198/
Greise73192/
Grease73185/
Greash73153/
Greite73136/
Gerths73130/
Greatz73109/
Greisz73103/
Gruits7368/
Greitz7363/
Guerts7362/
Grecht7347/
Griecs7343/
Greesh7334/
Griesz7332/
Gertts7329/
Greess7329/
Griehs7327/
Grzesz7323/
Greste7322/
Greate7321/
Gørges7320/
Grzesh7319/
Grytås7317/
Gresci7311/
Greete7311/
Grists739/
Grress737/
Greatt736/
Greyss735/
Greath735/
Gertsh734/
Grayts733/
Grietz733/
Geeres733/
Grehet733/
Greihs733/
Gherts732/
Greutz732/
Ghreis732/
Gertds732/
Greass731/
Grzeth731/
Greshe731/
Gresth731/
Gretzh731/
Greutt731/
Greyds731/
Greysh731/
Greytt731/
Greads731/
Gerrts731/
Ghresh731/
Ghrete731/
Grieth731/
Graits731/
Greetz731/
Greuss731/
Greith731/
Griths731/
Gersts731/
Ghries731/
Grestz730/
Gertst730/
Girdts730/
Hgrett730/
Grrett730/
Gertzs730/
Griett730/
Greyse730/
Gredss730/
Greush730/
Greeth730/
Geeraedts71111/
Graetzsch714/
Groetzsch713/
Greitzsch712/
Gredtsova711/
Grey6755,207/
Gris675,622/
Grec673,836/
Grez672,823/
Gritsch672,801/
Gertsch672,381/
Greß672,022/
Grötsch671,901/
Grit671,895/
Grys671,652/
Grätsch67674/
Gree67554/
Greu67541/
Greisch67507/
Geerdts67433/
Grie67413/
Greś67355/
Griesch67307/
Gryt67299/
Grea67293/
Geerits67274/
Geertse67262/
Greh67201/
Grei67175/
Gred67125/
Gräs67119/
Grer67110/
Gresova67110/
Grep6797/
Grzesch6779/
Greč6777/
Gåre6767/
Ngre6754/
Greň6744/
Græe6739/
Grée6736/
Gřes6731/
Gheerts6729/
Grex6725/
Gertshe6720/
Grès6718/
Gretschová6718/
Grje6717/
Gretova6715/
Geerges678/
Gresche677/
Ghre675/
Greisse675/
Guertse674/
Grze674/
Grêt674/
Gråe673/
Greicht673/
Gertsth672/
Grhe672/
Geheres672/
Greatez672/
Gresová672/
Grés672/
Graeztz671/
Grestch671/
Geeresh671/
Gerrdts671/
Ghreiss671/
Ghresht671/
Geeerts671/
Geertst671/
Gretche671/
Gretschova671/
Gritsci671/
Greć671/
Greş671/
Grét671/
Grjt671/
Ghreesh671/
Hgreehs671/
Greasse670/
Grre670/
Greithe670/
Gredsch670/
Greusch670/
Gredtch670/

Grets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grets in the Russian language
Грецgrec-

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