Grechka Surname

266,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Grechka Surname User-submission:

A surname of Ukrainian origin, meaning 'buckwheat'.

Grechka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,3221:109,01913,263
Belarus651:146,17020,310
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Grechka (19) may also be a first name.

Grechka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Ukrainian origin, meaning 'buckwheat'.

- sharabajka

Grechka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grechka (Russian: Гречка) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grechka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,307th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,964,268 people. The last name Grechka occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Grechka reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally It is held by 19 people.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 109,019. In Russia Grechka is most prevalent in: Stavropol Krai, where 22 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 19 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Russia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Grechka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grechka last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grechka surname are 19.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.15% being registered with the political party.

Grechka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gretchka932/
Grechkoa932/
Gretschka881/
Grechko867,993/
Greczka86185/
Grochka8676/
Grachka8641/
Grichka8627/
Grzecka8622/
Grychka869/
Grechki864/
Grecska861/
Grechke861/
Grechca861/
Grzeczka80547/
Grzechca80161/
Gretchko8071/
Grecko77245/
Grecca77160/
Grezka7712/
Grezca774/
Grecká773/
Grécka771/
Gerhka771/
Gercka770/
Gretschko753/
Gritschka751/
Gryczka712,119/
Grichko71117/
Grecskó7190/
Greczko7185/
Grachko718/
Gerczka716/
Grejcke715/
Grecsca714/
Grochko713/
Grzycka712/
Grekhko711/
Gryzcka711/
Gretczko6721/
Grzeczko678/
Grichkey674/

Grechka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grechka in the Russian language
Гречкаgrecka-

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