Gregec Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gregec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gregec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Gregec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gregec is found most in Croatia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gregec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gregec is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gregec are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 57,143. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 46 percent are found, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 36 percent are found and Split-Dalmatia County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Croatia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greges83148/
Gregic8311/
Gregeg831/
Gergec831/
Grejec831/
Gregetz7728/
Greseck774/
Gregich773/
Grygiec771/
Greghes770/
Greages770/
Grecheck7110/
Greesick711/
Greescek711/
Gregoich711/
Gregis671,535/
Gregić67234/
Grecek6751/
Grigic6743/
Grezek6729/
Gresek6727/
Griges6714/
Grecic6712/
Girgic677/
Grejic672/
Gregaites672/
Gerceg672/
Gregič671/
Gregiz671/
Gresic671/
Gragek671/

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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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  • 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 Gregec
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