Greš Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Greš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia5901:9,045978
Czechia1251:85,06814,250

The alternate forms: Gres (4,684), Greś (355), Greş (1), Gřeš (1), Gřes (31), Grès (18) & Grés (2) are calculated separately.

Greš Last Name Facts

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

Greš occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gres, Greś, Greş, Gřeš, Gřes, Grès or Grés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greš? popularity and diffusion

Greš is the 469,804th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. The last name Greš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Greš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 590 people, or 1 in 9,045. In Slovakia Greš is most numerous in: Prešov Region, where 82 percent reside, Košice Region, where 15 percent reside and Žilina Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia Greš is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gres924,684/
Greś92355/
Greş921/
Gřeš921/
Grešo89220/
Grieš89115/
Grešš8964/
Greša8924/
Gřes8331/
Grès8318/
Grés832/
Grešša8021/
Greššo805/
Grez752,823/
Greß752,022/
Grce75169/
Grče75141/
Groš75131/
Kreš7593/
Grže7525/
Graš759/
Grze754/
Grőš752/
Grse751/
Griš751/
Grace67126,251/
Grice6721,420/
Große6717,465/
Gress6711,868/
Grose6711,394/
Gries6711,094/
Groce676,920/
Greis674,160/
Gorse673,192/
Greci672,711/
Grise672,564/
Güreş672,536/
Gorce672,403/
Gores672,355/
Grâce671,833/
Gares671,787/
Garce671,564/
Gruse671,185/
Gorše67899/
Gorez67797/
Göres67789/
Greys67726/
Görez67654/
Greus67640/
Groze67605/
Greze67586/
Kareš67580/
Grieß67572/
Garse67565/
Greiß67516/
Grase67509/
Gresa67493/
Gürez67418/
Grese67400/
Grees67390/
Krešo67375/
Kureš67325/
Garez67318/
Graze67299/
Grehs67280/
Groes67272/
Greas67267/
Kereš67250/
Graße67221/
Gruez67195/
Gürce67191/
Koreš67178/
Grošo67156/
Grecy67142/
Gresi67134/
Grize67129/
Grežo67128/
Gruze67127/
Gorçe67126/
Grašo67114/
Graša67108/
Gorze67106/
Greez6799/
Gruce6794/
Graes6792/
Greso6791/
Gresó6789/
Grejs6786/
Greza6785/
Grece6784/
Grezo6777/
Gures6768/
Greçi6768/
Gryce6764/
Garze6762/
Görse6758/
Gresy6755/
Gorša6753/
Greyz6751/
Kireš6751/
Griez6750/
Grezy6750/
Goroš6741/
Gurez6740/
Görce6739/
Grajš6734/
Grůša6732/
Guráš6728/
Guriš6727/
Gryze6726/
Greiz6725/
Grezu6725/
Gresu6718/
Grèze6716/
Grues6715/
Grezi6714/
Groše6714/
Gurse6713/
Greos6713/
Gruša6713/
Greeß6713/
Graez6711/
Grezz6711/
Görze6711/
Grews679/
Gryse679/
Güres679/
Graeß679/
Groša678/
Goráš676/
Ghrez676/
Gurce675/
Grzey675/
Goreś675/
Græse673/
Gurze672/
Grèce672/
Greaz672/
Garaš672/
Gryes672/
Krešš672/
Grsoe671/
Grcey671/
Grcee671/
Grhes671/
Gariš671/
Graçe671/
Grres671/
Grrez671/
Grieș671/
Grzeh671/
Grzei671/
Gröse671/
Gārša671/
Gűres671/
Guraš671/
Grhez671/
Grwes671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greš
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