Grego Surname
Approximately 8,097 people bear this surname
Grego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,361 | 1:90,671 | 3,411 |
| United States | 1,541 | 1:235,210 | 22,579 |
| Italy | 1,384 | 1:44,188 | 7,953 |
| France | 570 | 1:116,531 | 17,546 |
| Philippines | 523 | 1:193,572 | 30,751 |
| Portugal | 462 | 1:22,550 | 1,538 |
| Argentina | 224 | 1:190,819 | 15,892 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Croatia | 118 | 1:35,836 | 7,286 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Mexico | 90 | 1:1,379,180 | 15,553 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Chile | 59 | 1:298,584 | 8,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 | 1:32,947 | 3,302 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 1:571,823 | 4,251 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Uruguay | 32 | 1:107,242 | 10,337 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Gregó (66) & Grégo (4) are calculated separately.
Grego (904) may also be a first name.
Grego Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who came from Greece.
For Gregor. William Gregor of Normandy 1180-95 (MES); William Fitz-Gregory, England 1199 (ECE); Adam Gilbert, Elias, Robert, &c., Gregori, England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
User-submitted Reference
Grego is the Portuguese word for Greek. It is an uncommon for Portuguese speaking peoples. This surname refers to Portuguese of Greek ancestry.
- gregoGrego Demographics
Grego Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Grego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grego Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grego (Russian: Грего) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gregó or Grégo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Grego? popularity and diffusion
The surname Grego is the 62,036th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 900,030 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Grego live; 33 percent live in South America and 29 percent live in Luso-South America. Grego is also the 269,907th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 904 people.
This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,361 people, or 1 in 90,671. In Brazil Grego is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 53 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Paraná, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Italy, where 17 percent live.
Grego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Grego has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grego surname expanded 3,022 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,888 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Grego Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Grego last name are 6.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.97% registered with the party.
The amount Grego earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning €32,155 per year; in United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $58,371 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Grego Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grego in the Russian language | ||
| Грего | grego | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Grego
- 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