Grétarsdóttir Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Grétarsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Grétarsdóttir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4211:903154
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Gretarsdóttir (20), Grétarsdottir (3), Grétarsdöttir (1) & Gretarsdottir (37) are calculated separately.

Grétarsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grétarsdóttir is most common in Iceland. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gretarsdóttir, Grétarsdottir, Grétarsdöttir or Gretarsdottir. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grétarsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grétarsdóttir is the 685,266th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Grétarsdóttir are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Iceland, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 903. In Iceland Grétarsdóttir is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 62 percent reside, Southern Region, where 11 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Iceland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gretarsdóttir9720/
Grétarsdottir973/
Grétarsdöttir971/
Gretarsdottir9537/
Grethardsdóttir861/
Gardarsdóttir855/
Grettirsdóttir811/
Gardarsdottir7787/

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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 Grétarsdóttir
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