Gretzky Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Gretzky Surname User-submission:

A surname of Slavic origin meaning, 'walnut'.

Gretzky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gretzky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Slavic origin meaning, 'walnut'.

- sharabajka

Gretzky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gretzky is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretzky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gretzky are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Gretzky is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent live, Connecticut, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 36 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Gretzky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gretzky are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gretzky earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 114.08% more than the national average, earning $92,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $41,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groetzky932/
Gretsky86633/
Grotzky86124/
Gretzki8669/
Gretzke8656/
Gritzky8637/
Gratzky8615/
Grezkiy862/
Grezkey861/
Gretskiy80821/
Greitzke80238/
Groetzki8026/
Greutzki805/
Groetsky802/
Greetzke801/
Graetzki801/
Graetsky801/
Gretskyi801/
Grezki774/
Grizky772/
Gretskaya751,594/
Graetskiy7524/
Gratzke71502/
Grotzke71479/
Grotsky71354/
Gritzka71279/
Gritzke71202/
Greczka71185/
Grotzki71172/
Gratzki71123/
Gritzki7162/
Grytzka7150/
Gretski7131/
Gratsky7111/
Graczky714/
Gertzki713/
Grodzky712/
Gretske712/
Grätzke712/
Grezski711/
Grozsky711/
Gradzky711/
Gritsky711/
Grzeczka67547/
Grotskiy6792/
Gratskiy6747/
Gertzkis6711/
Gretskii677/
Grodzsky674/
Graitsky672/
Gritskiy672/
Grodzkoy671/
Gritskay671/
Grytskyy671/
Grodtzke671/
Groczsky671/
Groitsky671/
Grodtsky671/
Goirtzke670/
Grotzkie670/

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