Grätzer Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Grätzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grätzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3141:26,1564,065
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Gratzer (3,196) are calculated separately.

Grätzer Last Name Facts

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

Grätzer has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also appear as a variant: Gratzer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grätzer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 769,129th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grätzer reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 26,156. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Schwyz, where 56 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gratzer953,196/
Gräzer92108/
Gretzer86213/
Gritzer86165/
Grötzer8678/
Grotzer8651/
Gräczer869/
Greitzer80290/
Graetzer80260/
Grietzer8040/
Graitzer8027/
Graytzer801/
Greatzer800/
Gratzser800/
Groetzer800/
Grazer77342/
Grizer77188/
Grezer7766/
Grozer779/
Gryzer772/
Grézer771/
Grätscher7525/
Grazier711,622/
Grozier71589/
Grajzer71212/
Graizer71161/
Grayzer7146/
Graczer7132/
Greizer7132/
Griezer7121/
Gritser7114/
Gretser7111/
Greazer7110/
Graezer718/
Gräczerová716/
Grezher711/
Grotser711/
Grezier711/
Gratser711/
Gratcer711/
Greezer711/
Greczer710/
Greytser6774/
Groizier6740/
Graitcer675/
Graitser674/
Graytser674/
Gretcher672/
Gritcher671/
Grattser671/

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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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  • 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 Grätzer
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