Gretsen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gretsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gretsen (32) may also be a first name.
Gretsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gretsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gretsen (Russian: Грецен) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gretsen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gretsen reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gretsen is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 32 people.
It is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Gretsen is most frequent in: Moscow, where 67 percent live and Smolensk Oblast, where 33 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Gretsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gretsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gretsen surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gretsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gretsen in the Russian language | ||
| Грецен | grecen | - |
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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 Gretsen
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