Greco Surname

4,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Greco Surname Definition:

Patrial from Greece meaning "delight.”

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Greco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy85,4341:71612
United States24,4111:14,8481,864
Argentina8,3981:5,090562
Canada3,3301:11,0651,659
Brazil3,3001:64,8712,418
France2,6951:24,6472,930
Germany1,0941:73,5889,315
Belgium1,0771:10,6751,543
Switzerland1,0231:8,0281,297
Australia9901:27,2683,705
England5261:105,92811,076
Spain3221:145,19310,814
Paraguay2751:26,315954
Uruguay2541:13,5111,527
Venezuela2291:131,8964,289
Panama2011:19,4641,326
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Mexico1081:1,149,31714,171
Colombia861:555,5127,336
Chile781:225,8526,969
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Israel361:237,71222,042
Wales241:128,9399,528
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
San Marino231:1,444274
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Austria151:567,69652,281
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Libya91:693,7751,982
Norway91:571,36544,190
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland71:785,24338,644
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Monaco71:5,295668
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
India61:127,844,230863,365
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malta41:107,5681,849
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Albania31:971,35222,477
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Grečo (34), Greço (23), Gréco (12) & Grecò (2) are calculated separately.

Greco (1,679) may also be a first name.

Greco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Patrial from Greece meaning "delight.”

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) One who came from Greece.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname LiGreci came from the Italian personal name Greca, which is derived from the Latin word graecus, which means 'Greek'. Alternatively, the surname is of a nickname origin that was given to one who came from Greece. Li-Greci means 'The Greek'.

- maryligreci

A Greek surname, meaning: originating from Greece.

- mgalley

Greco Last Name Facts

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

Greco occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Grečo, Greço, Gréco or Grecò. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greco? popularity and diffusion

Greco is the 4,171st most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 54,122 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Greco live; 64 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 187,860th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,679 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 85,434 people, or 1 in 716. In Italy it is primarily found in: Apulia, where 25 percent live, Sicily, where 22 percent live and Calabria, where 15 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 101 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Greco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Greco surname rose 135,617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,514 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greco are 7.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Greco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning €36,775 per year; in Peru they earn 58.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,014 per year; in South Africa they earn 127.26% more than the national average, earning R 540,060 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $26,136,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.46% more than the national average, earning $49,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning $58,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grečo9334/
Greço9323/
Gréco9312/
Grecò932/
Grieco9123,818/
Grecco918,191/
Greico91410/
Grecko91245/
Grecio9134/
Grecos9126/
Grecho9115/
Greeco918/
Greaco915/
Gregco913/
Grecso913/
Grezco912/
Grecou912/
Graeco911/
Grekco911/
Grecoy911/
Gredco911/
Greyco911/
Groeco910/
Griecco83264/
Grescos837/
Greskco836/
Greicco833/
Grecott830/
Greca802,055/
Greko80243/
Grejo80220/
Graco80215/
Grico80169/
Grežo80128/
Greso8091/
Gerco8079/
Grezo8077/
Groco8017/
Gryco805/
Girco804/
Grescoux770/
Grecia733,532/
Gregio731,597/
Gritco731,442/
Grzeca73578/
Gresos73355/
Grycko73351/
Grisco73347/
Grekou73272/
Grezio73216/
Grecca73160/
Gricco73100/
Gresoi7386/
Grecha7360/
Greaca7355/
Griezo7354/
Gricko7347/
Greijo7345/
Grecsó7345/
Guerco7342/
Gricio7340/
Greśko7333/
Grycio7321/
Grezzo7320/
Graeca7319/
Grecas7310/
Gherco739/
Gracou738/
Grezko738/
Groyco736/
Grezou735/
Grecza735/
Greyko734/
Gredko734/
Gretko734/
Grezca734/
Greeso733/
Grecká733/
Grayco732/
Gercos732/
Greazo732/
Greeko732/
Grezos732/
Greuzo732/
Grițco732/
Grécko732/
Grehko731/
Greica731/
Grekuo731/
Greaso731/
Gredca731/
Ghirco731/
Greiso731/
Guirco731/
Ngrezo731/
Grekoi731/
Grekoy731/
Greiko731/
Greizo731/
Gracko731/
Gricot731/
Gricou731/
Grieca731/
Grieso731/
Grocou731/
Grycho731/
Ghreko731/
Gregko731/
Gircos731/
Grieko731/
Gierco731/
Gruico730/
Greyscott711/
Greggio674,418/
Greszko6756/
Grejois6754/
Grzecza6736/
Grecias6731/
Greicha6731/
Grezoux6729/
Greecia6728/
Grzecka6722/
Griscko6714/
Greisko6713/
Grechza6711/
Greckas679/
Greazzo677/
Gregios677/
Grishco674/
Gretsoy672/
Gredzho672/
Grezios672/
Grezzio672/
Grecaud672/
Greiško672/
Grytcko671/
Grekhou671/
Greasca671/
Greigio671/
Ngrekou671/
Grechca671/
Greskos671/
Grettko671/
Groecka671/
Grichou671/
Giercos671/
Ghercko671/
Grescas671/
Greisca671/
Gretcha670/
Greceau670/
Gercoth670/

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