Greek Surname

166,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Greek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7361:208,79020,429
Canada2331:158,13616,024
Greece1281:86,56114,651
Afghanistan1061:303,3324,798
Sweden901:109,4087,883
England481:1,160,79354,689
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
India181:42,614,743461,117
Israel181:475,42436,085
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway91:571,36544,190
France91:7,380,302306,885
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:125,23412,115

Greek (234) may also be a first name.

Greek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greek (Arabic: غريك) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Greek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,812th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,809,385 people. Greek is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Greek live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Greek is also the 585,759th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 234 people.

The surname Greek is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,736 people, or 1 in 208,790. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Greece, where 5 percent reside.

Greek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Greek are 20.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.15% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeke9174/
Greeck9144/
Greekk9130/
Greyek911/
Greesk911/
Grek899,731/
Grzejek8344/
Greeske8334/
Greyeck831/
Grheekc831/
Greyhek831/
Greck801,046/
Griek80341/
Grekh80265/
Greak80265/
Greik80209/
Gresk80144/
Grgek8072/
Greke8070/
Greeg8042/
Grehk808/
Grzek802/
Greyk802/
Greuk801/
Graek801/
Greec801/
Gredk801/
Grajek733,175/
Greick73181/
Greque73177/
Grayek73115/
Greske7393/
Greegh7329/
Grecke7319/
Gredke7319/
Greyak7318/
Grzeck7315/
Growek7312/
Greegs738/
Greegg736/
Grzeak736/
Greňák735/
Greike734/
Grieck734/
Groeck734/
Gregue734/
Graiek733/
Greack732/
Gryeck732/
Grejak732/
Geerek731/
Greake731/
Graekh731/
Greisk731/
Greigk731/
Greshk731/
Greygk731/
Grzeuk731/
Gryjek731/
Grojek731/
Grecck731/
Grawek731/
Grejec731/
Greueg731/
Greysk731/
Gresck730/
Greg676,119/
Grec673,836/
Grik67292/
Gryk67113/
Grayhek6760/
Grék6745/
Greique6734/
Grex6725/
Greyzck6723/
Grayeck6720/
Grík6714/
Geerike6713/
Greková677/
Gresque677/
Greigue675/
Greicke674/
Grecque673/
Greksch672/
Geerick671/
Grzeick671/
Geerigk671/
Grechke671/
Grzejak671/

Greek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greek in the Arabic language
غريكghryk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greek
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