Gretsky Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gretsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3441:27,6194,779
Russia1551:929,82673,265
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gretsky Last Name Facts

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

Gretsky (Russian: Гретский) is most common in Belarus. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretsky? popularity and diffusion

Gretsky is the 515,280th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Gretsky are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Gretsky is most widespread in Belarus, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 27,619. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 48 percent reside, Vitebsk Region, where 24 percent reside and Minsk, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Belarus it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Gretsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gretsky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gretsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gretsky surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Gretsky earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,543 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gretsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gretsky in the Russian language
Гретскийgretskij-

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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 Gretsky
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