Gretu Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Gretu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 68 | 1:52,373 | 7,527 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gretu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gretu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gretu (Russian: Грету) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gretu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gretu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gretu is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Gretu is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gretu are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
Gretu is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 52,373. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Cahul District, where 76 percent reside, Leova District, where 15 percent reside and Briceni District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Moldova it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretau | 91 | 25 | / |
| Gretou | 91 | 11 | / |
| Grethu | 91 | 0 | / |
| Grestau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girtu | 80 | 114 | / |
| Gritu | 80 | 76 | / |
| Gratu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gertu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Grotu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Greathou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Greatoux | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gertus | 73 | 45 | / |
| Gertui | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gertau | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gertou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ghertu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gritus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gratou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gertud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greathous | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gertoux | 67 | 95 | / |
| Guertau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ghrahtu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghiortu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Greathoust | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grattau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guirtou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruittu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gertaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gertush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greathousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grithou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gristau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gruistu | 67 | 1 | / |
Gretu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gretu in the Russian language | ||
| Грету | gretu | - |
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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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- 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 Gretu
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