Gretzke Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gretzke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gretzke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretzke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretzke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gretzke reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Berlin, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Gretzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gretzke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gretzke surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greitzke93238/
Greetzke931/
Gratzke86502/
Grotzke86479/
Gritzke86202/
Gretzki8669/
Gretzky8655/
Gretske862/
Grätzke862/
Grezkey861/
Groetzki8026/
Greutzki805/
Groetzky802/
Grodtzke801/
Graetzki801/
Grotzkie800/
Goirtzke800/
Grecke7719/
Grezki774/
Gerzke771/
Gretsky71633/
Gritzka71279/
Greczka71185/
Grotzki71172/
Grotzky71124/
Gratzki71123/
Gritzki7162/
Gryczke7159/
Grytzka7150/
Gritzky7137/
Gretski7131/
Greyzck7123/
Gratzky7115/
Greicke714/
Grodzke714/
Gertzki713/
Grezkiy712/
Grzeczk712/
Gertcke711/
Grotske711/
Grezski711/
Grechke711/
Griecke710/
Gretskiy67821/
Grzeczka67547/
Gertzkis6711/
Gretskii677/
Groetsky672/
Gretskyi671/
Graetsky671/
Gerzk670/

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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 Gretzke
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