Greeks Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Greeks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Greeks Demographics
Average Greeks Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Greeks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greeks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Greeks is found most in New Zealand. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Greeks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Greeks? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,785,358th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Greeks live; 90 percent live in Australasia and 90 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
This last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 49,762. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Hawke's Bay Region, where 34 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 15 percent live and Otago Region, where 12 percent live. Not including New Zealand this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Greeks Last Name Statistics demography
Greeks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greekes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Greks | 91 | 9 | / |
| Greegs | 83 | 8 | / |
| Greksch | 77 | 2 | / |
| Griecks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Groecks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gregs | 73 | 77 | / |
| Griks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Graks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Grecksch | 71 | 76 | / |
| Greksová | 71 | 20 | / |
| Greiques | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grezksch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grekshch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greggs | 67 | 1,716 | / |
| Gricks | 67 | 293 | / |
| Griecs | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gregsh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Grekszová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Grecce | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gruiks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Grikss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grexhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grikgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grecse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Griegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greixe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gregse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Greigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gracks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Greeks
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis