Greceanu Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Greceanu Surname User-submission:

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

Greceanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7781:25,8073,277
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Greceanu 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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Greceanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greceanu is found most frequently in Romania. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Greceanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greceanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 412,207th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. The surname Greceanu is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Greceanu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 25,807. In Romania Greceanu is most prevalent in: Tulcea County, where 26 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent are found and Călărași County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Romania Greceanu exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Greceanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greceanu are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Greceanu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.36% more than the national average, earning $72,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grecheanu941/
Grecianu8881/
Groceanu8845/
Griceanu8813/
Gresieanu8226/
Gresanu8033/
Groseanu75306/
Gresianu751/
Groşeanu751/
Gressianu718/
Grosanu6775/
Grisanu673/
Groshanu631/
Grăţianu631/
Grizanou631/
Gryzenhout5646/
Grijzenhout53114/

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