Grecu Surname

24,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania16,6571:1,205158
Moldova3,7671:94560
Spain4781:97,8088,061
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Italy2831:216,10130,444
Canada791:466,40040,200
England681:819,38343,863
France651:1,021,888113,182
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Greece231:481,73061,288
Austria211:405,49741,758
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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.

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Grecu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Greek man'.

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Grecu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grecu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grecu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,496th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 330,231 people. The surname Grecu occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 16,657 people, or 1 in 1,205. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent live, Galați County, where 6 percent live and Iași County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name is found 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 Republicans than The US average, with 68.25% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grescu91110/
Grecui9137/
Grecus9119/
Grechu915/
Gretcu914/
Grețcu912/
Grecou912/
Grecius8363/
Grecuha8318/
Greicus8317/
Grecuľa838/
Grecaud832/
Greciut831/
Greicuz831/
Greku801,502/
Gircu8067/
Grezu8025/
Gresu8018/
Gercu804/
Greju804/
Gîrcu801/
Gricu801/
Greicius77167/
Grescoux770/
Grekou73272/
Gritcu73246/
Gricus73202/
Gercuj7384/
Gresku7364/
Grecsó7345/
Grecoe7343/
Gercui7330/
Gretsu7318/
Grezsu7318/
Gercus736/
Grezou735/
Gresup734/
Grekuj734/
Grekui734/
Ghercu733/
Gresçu732/
Gircus731/
Gricou731/
Gircux731/
Greesu731/
Griceu731/
Gretschus7112/
Greatchus717/
Grecuľová716/
Gressczuh712/
Gricius672,589/
Grezaud67164/
Greitschus67101/
Griesau6787/
Gercouy6770/
Greijus6740/
Grickus6740/
Grezoux6729/
Girckus6716/
Gresuch679/
Griciuh678/
Ghircuş674/
Ghircau674/
Griscau674/
Greggiu672/
Greitzu671/
Greseus671/
Griseus671/
Ghircus671/
Grekhou671/
Greysus671/
Ngrekou671/
Grejuch671/
Grichou671/
Gercaud671/
Greesus670/

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