Greck Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Greck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3001:221,40934,354
Germany2421:332,66732,901
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Australia971:278,30624,956
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Canada421:877,27667,671
Austria301:283,84832,444
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Greck (140) may also be a first name.

Greck Last Name Facts

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

Greck is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 349,113th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. The last name Greck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Greck are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Greck is also the 781,395th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 140 people.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 221,409. In France it is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 21 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent live. Other than France this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Greck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greck last name rose 3,580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Greck last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Greck surname are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Greck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greick91181/
Greeck9144/
Grecke9119/
Grzeck9115/
Groeck914/
Grieck914/
Greack912/
Grecck911/
Gresck910/
Grek899,731/
Grec893,836/
Greyzck8323/
Greicke834/
Grzeick831/
Grechke831/
Greek802,594/
Grgec80593/
Griek80341/
Greak80265/
Grekh80265/
Greik80209/
Gresk80144/
Grick80130/
Grgek8072/
Greke8070/
Gerck8026/
Gryck8014/
Gröck8012/
Grehk808/
Griec806/
Grecš803/
Graec803/
Greic802/
Grzek802/
Grecg802/
Grecq802/
Greyk802/
Greuk801/
Greac801/
Grecp801/
Graek801/
Gregc801/
Gredk801/
Greec801/
Greschke77338/
Grecksch7776/
Grecková774/
Greckova772/
Gercke73766/
Greske7393/
Greeke7374/
Gırcık7338/
Greekk7330/
Grayck7320/
Gredke7319/
Gruick7318/
Guerck7313/
Graick7313/
Grecch7313/
Gehrck7311/
Gierck739/
Grzeak736/
Greike734/
Gircke733/
Grycke733/
Greake731/
Graekh731/
Greesk731/
Grgick731/
Gricke731/
Gairck731/
Greysk731/
Gregch731/
Gröcke731/
Geerek731/
Gercks731/
Greygk731/
Greshk731/
Greigk731/
Greisk731/
Geerck730/
Greg676,119/
Gryc672,679/
Gerk672,117/
Gerc67703/
Grik67292/
Gric67248/
Grecová67211/
Gehrcke67203/
Giercke67157/
Girk67143/
Gryk67113/
Guercke6772/
Grék6745/
Greeske6734/
Grex6725/
Gøricke6719/
Geercke6718/
Grík6714/
Ghercke6711/
Graicke6710/
Gréc679/
Greková677/
Grajcke674/
Gaireke674/
Grecque673/
Girc672/
Greksch672/
Greschc671/
Geerick671/
Grheekc671/
Graickz671/
Gerrcke670/

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