Margretha Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Liberia

Margretha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Margretha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Margretha (555) may also be a first name.

Margretha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Margretha (Oriya: ମାଗର୍ାେରଥା) is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Margretha.

How Common Is The Last Name Margretha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Margretha are found; 25 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Margretha is also the 357,157th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 555 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,644,715. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Denmark Margretha is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Liberia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Margretha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margretha in the Oriya language
ମାଗର୍ାେରଥାmagaraeratha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Margretha
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