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Where Does The Last Name Greek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Greek (Arabic: غريك) is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Greek is the 166,812^th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,809,385 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Greek live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 585,759^th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 234 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,736 people, or 1 in 208,790. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Greece, where 5 percent live.

Greek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Greek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Greek surname expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Greek last name are 20.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.15% registered with the party.

The amount Greek earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning 317,277 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning R 265,992 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $44,596 CAD per year.