Greece Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Greece Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Greece (1,012) may also be a first name.

Greece Last Name Facts

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

Greece is found most in Liberia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greece? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Greece occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Greece live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Greece is also the 252,656th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,012 people.

Greece is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia Greece is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 80 percent live, Bomi County, where 10 percent live and Rivercess County, where 10 percent live. Not including Liberia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent live and Botswana, where 14 percent live.

Greece Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Greece has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Greece last name fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greecer920/
Grece9184/
Greecher8617/
Grecea83823/
Greese83386/
Greces83151/
Greeke8374/
Greice8368/
Greech8352/
Greyce8321/
Greace8312/
Grecer8312/
Grecet8312/
Grecce838/
Greecy838/
Greeze837/
Griece835/
Greege832/
Graece832/
Grecey831/
Grecei831/
Gresee830/
Greeske7734/
Greeger7711/
Greetje778/
Greacea778/
Gresech774/
Greeser773/
Greacey772/
Greesey772/
Greezer771/
Greicey771/
Gressee771/
Grezech771/
Greacer771/
Greekes771/
Greezes771/
Greceis771/
Griecke770/
Greekie770/
Greezey770/
Grace73126,251/
Grice7321,420/
Grech7318,641/
Greci732,711/
Greca732,055/
Greze73586/
Grese73400/
Grees73390/
Grecy73142/
Grege73104/
Greez7399/
Grecz7384/
Greke7370/
Gryce7364/
Greeß7313/
Greje733/
Grèce732/
Grecj731/
Grezesch7113/
Greesett711/
Greseett711/
Gresseet711/
Graieche711/
Griese678,003/
Greger676,732/
Gracey675,979/
Grechi673,405/
Gresse671,781/
Gresch671,282/
Grzeca67578/
Grezes67541/
Greche67453/
Greget67382/
Grieze67374/
Greser67328/
Grieci67287/
Gretch67211/
Greuse67206/
Greest67198/
Greise67192/
Greige67186/
Grease67185/
Gregge67181/
Greque67177/
Greses67175/
Graese67173/
Greset67163/
Grecca67160/
Greges67148/
Grezet67142/
Grayce6793/
Greske6793/
Greich6786/
Grasee6783/
Greßer6770/
Grezer6766/
Gracea6764/
Greaca6755/
Grecht6747/
Grieße6746/
Grecky6745/
Gregie6744/
Greize6743/
Grecui6737/
Greesh6734/
Grecci6731/
Greess6729/
Greşea6728/
Greicy6725/
Greczi6724/
Gresge6723/
Graice6720/
Grecke6719/
Gredke6719/
Gresey6717/
Grecie6717/
Greczy6716/
Grezch6714/
Greyze6712/
Groese6712/
Grgeez6712/
Gresci6711/
Grecaj6711/
Gricer6710/
Grecay679/
Greach679/
Gracee678/
Gricet677/
Greije676/
Grecsi676/
Grisee676/
Greexi675/
Ggrace675/
Grecis675/
Greici675/
Grecza675/
Greike674/
Greets674/
Gregey674/
Grecký674/
Greych673/
Greket673/
Gracei673/
Grekes673/
Grecká673/
Gredje673/
Grauce673/
Greeka672/
Gredge672/
Greesa672/
Grekey672/
Greaze672/
Grechy672/
Grieke672/
Grezez672/
Greake671/
Greacy671/
Graecy671/
Gruice671/
Grisce671/
Greica671/
Greixe671/
Grejed671/
Gresej671/
Greshe671/
Greyhouce671/
Grices671/
Grasce671/
Grecse671/
Gredca671/
Grecoy671/
Gresie671/
Gretge671/
Greuze671/
Graace671/
Grieca671/
Grexhe671/
Grezze671/
Gricea671/
Greeji671/
Ggrech671/
Graoueche671/
Grouce670/
Gresea670/
Groice670/
Greeky670/
Grerze670/
Greyse670/
Grizee670/
Greesy670/
Greaci670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greece
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