Margreth Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Margreth Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of a flower with white petals and yellow in the middle.

Margreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Margreth (18,784) may also be a first name.

Margreth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a flower with white petals and yellow in the middle.

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Margreth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Margreth (Bengali: মার্গারেট, Marathi: मागर्रेठ, Oriya: ମାେଗର୍ଥ) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Margreth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Margreth live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Margreth is also the 39,639th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 18,784 people.

The surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 73,330. In Switzerland Margreth is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Graubünden, where 40 percent live, Canton of Solothurn, where 13 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live. Excluding Switzerland Margreth occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Margreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Margreth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Margreth last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Margreth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Margreth surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margreth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margreth in the Bengali language
মার্গারেটmargareta-
Margreth in the Oriya language
ମାେଗର୍ଥmaegartha-
Margreth in the Marathi language
मागर्रेठmagarretha-

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