Grec Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Grec Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a Greek man, one who came from the country of Greece.

Grec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,6251:7,6491,002
Moldova3921:9,0851,524
Poland2471:153,88221,856
France1701:390,72257,689
Slovakia971:55,01510,631
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

The alternate forms: Greč (77), Gréc (9), Greć (1) & Gréč (52) are calculated separately.

Grec (435) may also be a first name.

Grec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a Greek man, one who came from the country of Greece.

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Grec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grec is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Greč, Gréc, Greć or Gréč. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grec? popularity and diffusion

Grec is the 119,733rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,899,777 people. The last name Grec occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Grec reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Grec is also the 411,176th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 435 people.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 2,625 people, or 1 in 7,649. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Maramureș County, where 48 percent reside, Arad County, where 13 percent reside and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Romania it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Grec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grec surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning $36,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $46,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greč9277/
Gréc929/
Greć921/
Grech8918,641/
Greci892,711/
Greck891,046/
Grgec89593/
Grecz8984/
Griec896/
Gretc895/
Grecš893/
Greic892/
Grecg892/
Grecq892/
Greac891/
Grecp891/
Gregc891/
Greec891/
Gréč8352/
Gresch801,282/
Greche80453/
Gretch80211/
Greick80181/
Greich8086/
Greech8052/
Greeck8044/
Griecs8043/
Grecke8019/
Grzeck8015/
Grezch8014/
Grecch8013/
Gresci8011/
Greach809/
Greici805/
Grieck804/
Greych803/
Greack802/
Grgech801/
Gregch801/
Grecck801/
Ggrech801/
Gresck800/
Greaci800/
Grek759,731/
Greg756,119/
Gres754,684/
Grez752,823/
Gryc752,679/
Greś75355/
Gric75248/
Grex7525/
Grej7510/
Greş751/
Gretsch73909/
Greisch73507/
Griesch73307/
Greiche73289/
Grecová73211/
Grzesch7379/
Greyzck7323/
G'Reich736/
Greicke734/
Ghreïch733/
Grecque733/
Greksch732/
Gëredci732/
Grzeick731/
Greschc731/
Grestch731/
Grechke731/
Gretche731/
Grheekc731/
Ghreich731/
Gredsch730/
Greusch730/
Gredtch730/
Gregg6747,775/
Greig6722,054/
Greis674,160/
Grich672,878/
Greek672,594/
Gretz672,132/
Gresh671,803/
Grześ671,458/
Grycz671,178/
Greys67726/
Grych67568/
Grike67472/
Grieg67403/
Grees67390/
Griek67341/
Greschke67338/
Grets67333/
Greas67267/
Greak67265/
Grekh67265/
Greik67209/
Gregz67201/
Gresk67144/
Grick67130/
Grieš67115/
Greez6799/
Grici6793/
Gregs6777/
Grecksch6776/
Grgek6772/
Greke6770/
Grzic6765/
Grešš6764/
Greitsch6762/
Graic6760/
Grécs6759/
Gresz6754/
Greyz6751/
Griez6750/
Gruic6745/
Greeg6742/
Greij6740/
Gricz6733/
Grgeč6730/
Greiz6725/
Grieč6717/
Gryck6714/
Grietsch6714/
Grics6712/
Grezz6711/
Grehk678/
G'Reiche676/
Grecšová676/
Greds676/
Ghrez676/
Greag674/
Grecková674/
Gregh674/
Gregt673/
Greej673/
Grisc673/
Griķe673/
Gréci673/
Grzeš673/
Groic673/
Greić673/
Greqp672/
Grzek672/
Greaz672/
Greckova672/
Greyk672/
Gregp671/
Greqq671/
Greuk671/
Ghrreche671/
Greqt671/
Grhes671/
Grezh671/
Greczová671/
Grejø671/
Grekcova671/
Grekshch671/
Grres671/
Grrez671/
Grujc671/
Grojc671/
Gritc671/
Gricė671/
Grezksch671/
Grécz671/
Ngrjc671/
Grhez671/
Gredk671/
Grzeg671/
Gridc671/
Greiq671/
Grezs670/
Greyg670/

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