Gritter Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gritter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gritter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7201:503,41542,310
Netherlands6631:25,4714,144
Canada751:491,27542,011
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gritter (182) may also be a first name.

Gritter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gritter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gritter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 262,895th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,887,690 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Gritter are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 675,152nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 182 people.

The surname Gritter is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 720 people, or 1 in 503,415. In The United States Gritter is most frequent in: Michigan, where 41 percent are found, Nevada, where 22 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 44 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Gritter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gritter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gritter surname rose 5,143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gritter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gritter last name are 34.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.32% registered with the party.

The amount Gritter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $50,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $57,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greitter938/
Grietter931/
Gritte921,345/
Griter9246/
Grütter862,570/
Gretter861,523/
Greiter861,030/
Grutter86647/
Griette86246/
Grither86176/
Grytter8637/
Gruiter8624/
Grittes8621/
Grittie869/
Graiter868/
Grister866/
Grieter863/
Grittez863/
Griotte862/
Gruitte861/
Graitte861/
Griëtte861/
Grittir860/
Grittey860/
Grittre860/
Grite8343/
Gritterová821/
Gruetter80283/
Greither8092/
Greutter8057/
Gruijter8037/
Ghreiter805/
Grüttert805/
Greister802/
Gruitted801/
Gritteth801/
Groitier801/
Griszter801/
Grithier801/
Grichter801/
Graister800/
Gritthes800/
Graither800/
Gretther800/
Grestter800/
Gritti7710,447/
Grüter774,164/
Gräter771,224/
Greter771,095/
Gruter77497/
Gritta77495/
Grette77242/
Greite77136/
Griste7792/
Gritit7790/
Grites7772/
Gritty7754/
Grytte7716/
Griete7712/
Gritei777/
Gryter776/
Gritie773/
Gritez772/
Graite771/
Gruite770/
Gruetterr751/
Griterová751/
Grether713,598/
Greuter712,301/
Griotti71567/
Grueter71496/
Griethe71182/
Gräther71162/
Gristey7193/
Greeter7157/
Graitge7129/
Grajter7129/
Grittit7127/
Gruyter7116/
Gretere7112/
Grittis7112/
Greater7110/
Gruther7110/
Grettie719/
Grüther716/
Gretier715/
Grettes714/
Greyter714/
Grester712/
Grutier712/
Graitta711/
Grütterová711/
Gristes711/
Gritith711/
Grittiz711/
Grudter711/
Ngriteh711/
Ngraite711/
Graitep711/
Grithep711/
Greterz710/
Greithe710/
Graitty710/
Grita67831/
Gryte67322/
Grete67264/
Griti6763/
Gruthier6741/
Greuther6712/
Grittith675/
Gryszter674/
Griķe673/
Greather672/
Gräte672/
Graithep672/
Greyster671/
Gristead671/
Grittich671/
Grittish671/
Grity671/
Greester671/
Greattie671/
Grechter671/
Gritaitė671/
Gresster671/
Groyther670/
Grettirr670/
Grethier670/
Gresther670/
Gruether670/
Greithes670/

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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 Gritter
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