Gretza Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gretza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gretza (21) may also be a first name.

Gretza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gretza is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gretza.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gretza is the 2,203,767th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Gretza reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gretza is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany Gretza is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Gretza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gretza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gretza surname rose 206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gretza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gretza surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gretza earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning $59,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graetza9212/
Greza9185/
Gratza83319/
Greiza83105/
Grezsa8376/
Grezza8352/
Grytza8332/
Gretsa8314/
Grezaj8310/
Gretzi839/
Gritza839/
Grezha835/
Grecza835/
Grieza832/
Gretzy831/
Gretzer77213/
Gretsas7745/
Grzecza7736/
Gruitza7730/
Gritzas7717/
Grechza7711/
Gretsay779/
Gretsia777/
Gritzai776/
Grietze775/
Gertzas772/
Griezay771/
Grytzas771/
Ghertza771/
Greezai771/
Griezai771/
Gretsai771/
Gretcha770/
Groza7316,940/
Greca732,055/
Graza731,545/
Griza73792/
Greze73586/
Gryza73320/
Gerza73166/
Grezo7377/
Grezy7350/
Grezi7314/
Girza738/
Gréza736/
Greţa732/
Greça731/
Gärza731/
Greitzer71290/
Gretzich711/
Gretzish711/
Greitsas711/
Greatzer710/
Grecia673,532/
Grozea672,047/
Grecea67823/
Gierza67619/
Grzeca67578/
Grezzi67350/
Grycza67342/
Grozaj67287/
Grizza67168/
Gritsa6792/
Gritzo6785/
Gertsa6783/
Grazai6776/
Grecha6760/
Greaca6755/
Griezo6754/
Grajza6743/
Greize6743/
Gerzha6739/
Gretsi6729/
Grodza6728/
Gircza6723/
Grezzo6720/
Gritze6717/
Gruiza6713/
Greyze6712/
Gratsa6711/
Grizay6711/
Grecaj6711/
Grozha6711/
Grizai679/
Grecay679/
Greyzi678/
Greeze677/
Grozay677/
Graiza675/
Gratzo675/
Grezou675/
Greaco675/
Girzau675/
Ghraza674/
Girzha673/
Grytsa673/
Grizha673/
Greazo672/
Groyza672/
Greaze672/
Greuzo672/
Grizaj672/
Gherza672/
Gryzai671/
Grizah671/
Greica671/
Gredca671/
Girtzo671/
Grazah671/
Gretge671/
Greizo671/
Grieca671/
Grezze671/
Gricea671/
Gerzea670/

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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 Gretza
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