Grbec Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Grbec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grbec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4531:5,4921,115
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Grbec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grbec is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grbec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,062nd most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname Grbec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Grbec live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 5,492. In Slovenia Grbec is primarily found in: Coastal-Karst, where 42 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 33 percent live and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grbeci911/
Grbeich831/
Grbic801,781/
Grbeš80138/
Grbes8014/
Grbich73203/
Grzbek736/
Grbici733/
Grbick732/
Geerbex6725/
Grbić6010,094/
Grbič6028/
Grbik604/
Grbiq601/
Grbig601/
Gërbiç551/
Grzbyk551/
Grvich551/
Grbitz551/
Gørbitz5027/

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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
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  • 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 Grbec
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