Grietje Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Grietje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grietje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Grietje (4,703) may also be a first name.

Grietje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grietje is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grietje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grietje is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Grietje occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Grietje reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Grietje is also the 99,886th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 4,703 people.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,629,059. In The Netherlands Grietje is primarily found in: Drenthe, where 33 percent live, Flevoland, where 33 percent live and Utrecht, where 33 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 29 percent live and New Zealand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grietjes9321/
Grietjie932/
Griete9212/
Grietjies884/
Griette86246/
Griethe86182/
Greetje868/
Grietze865/
Grieter863/
Grietzer8040/
Grietter801/
Griese778,003/
Grieze77374/
Grieta77366/
Griege7744/
Gretge771/
Griety770/
Grieger716,667/
Grieser714,867/
Griezer7121/
Griesey7112/
Grietti716/
Griezes714/
Grieses712/
Griesep711/
Gryette711/
Grietha710/
Griedge710/
Griķe673/
Griežytė671/
Grieseit671/
Greetyer670/

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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 Grietje
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