Grecu Surname
Approximately 22,068 people bear this surname
Grecu Surname User-submission:
This is a Romanian surname, denoting a Greek man, one who came from the country of Greece.
Grecu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 16,657 | 1:1,205 | 158 |
| Moldova | 3,767 | 1:945 | 60 |
| Spain | 478 | 1:97,808 | 8,061 |
| United States | 346 | 1:1,047,569 | 76,686 |
| Italy | 283 | 1:216,101 | 30,444 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Transnistria | 8 | 1:59,337 | 8,632 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Grecu (54) may also be a first name.
Grecu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Romanian surname, denoting a Greek man, one who came from the country of Greece.
- deleted-173293Grecu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Greek man'.
- deleted-173293Grecu Demographics
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Grecu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grecu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Grecu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grecu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 24,496th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 330,231 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Grecu are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 16,657 people, or 1 in 1,205. In Romania Grecu is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent live, Galați County, where 6 percent live and Iași County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.
Grecu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Grecu last name are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Grecu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.34% less than the national average, earning €6,805 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $57,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grescu | 91 | 110 | / |
| Grecui | 91 | 37 | / |
| Grecus | 91 | 19 | / |
| Grechu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gretcu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Grețcu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Grecou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Grecius | 83 | 63 | / |
| Grecuha | 83 | 18 | / |
| Greicus | 83 | 17 | / |
| Grecuľa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Grecaud | 83 | 2 | / |
| Greciut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greicuz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Greku | 80 | 1,502 | / |
| Gircu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Grezu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gresu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gercu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Greju | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gîrcu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gricu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Greicius | 77 | 167 | / |
| Grescoux | 77 | 0 | / |
| Grekou | 73 | 272 | / |
| Gritcu | 73 | 246 | / |
| Gricus | 73 | 202 | / |
| Gercuj | 73 | 84 | / |
| Gresku | 73 | 64 | / |
| Grecsó | 73 | 45 | / |
| Grecoe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Gercui | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gretsu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Grezsu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gercus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Grezou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gresup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grekuj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Grekui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghercu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gresçu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gircus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gricou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gircux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Greesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Griceu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gretschus | 71 | 12 | / |
| Greatchus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Grecuľová | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gressczuh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gricius | 67 | 2,589 | / |
| Grezaud | 67 | 164 | / |
| Greitschus | 67 | 101 | / |
| Griesau | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gercouy | 67 | 70 | / |
| Greijus | 67 | 40 | / |
| Grickus | 67 | 40 | / |
| Grezoux | 67 | 29 | / |
| Girckus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gresuch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Griciuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghircuş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghircau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Griscau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Greggiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Greitzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greseus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griseus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghircus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grekhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greysus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngrekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grejuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grichou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gercaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greesus | 67 | 0 | / |
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