Grego Surname

62,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Grego Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Greece.

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Grego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,3611:90,6713,411
United States1,5411:235,21022,579
Italy1,3841:44,1887,953
France5701:116,53117,546
Philippines5231:193,57230,751
Portugal4621:22,5501,538
Argentina2241:190,81915,892
England1511:368,99426,171
Croatia1181:35,8367,286
Australia961:281,20525,117
Mexico901:1,379,18015,553
Spain731:640,43929,091
Chile591:298,5848,628
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Canada511:722,46357,796
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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.

- grego

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gregó9366/
Grégo934/
Griego9114,044/
Gregos91286/
Greggo91217/
Greigo91154/
Gregot91144/
Gregou9186/
Gregoy9119/
Greago911/
Gregoi911/
Gregoa911/
Greggos8316/
Gregots8316/
Gregosh835/
Greingo835/
Gregooy832/
Gregois831/
Gerengo831/
Gregott830/
Greagoy830/
Grega803,029/
Grigo801,898/
Grygo801,635/
Grago80233/
Gergo8098/
Grogo8021/
Girgo8018/
Gjrgo801/
Ngerengo7727/
Gresgott7713/
Gregosch773/
Gregoich771/
Gregas73981/
Ghergo73725/
Grigou73196/
Gregáň73159/
Grigos73107/
Gergos7371/
Grzega7369/
Grogho7366/
Gregga7354/
Gergou7352/
Guergo7349/
Gregáč7345/
Girgoz7341/
Gergot7330/
Griggo7326/
Graygo7323/
Guirgo7317/
Graggo7317/
Gregat7315/
Gergoš7314/
Gregás7314/
Griega7312/
Ghrago7312/
Grigho738/
Gergoy738/
Grigoy736/
Grygoś735/
Gregaň735/
Girgos734/
Graigo731/
Groggo731/
Greaga731/
Ngergo731/
Grakgo731/
Gregač731/
Gregáz731/
Grygos731/
Gergod731/
Giergo731/
Ghirgo731/
Gerngo731/
Grisgo730/
Gragoo730/
Gerggo730/
Gregáňová71179/
Gregotsch7146/
Gressgott714/
Gregaňová713/
Gregaňova711/
Gregoňová711/
Guergou67173/
Graigos6757/
Gregaud6747/
Grygosz6736/
Giergos6726/
Gergout6725/
Gerenga6723/
Grygojć6721/
Greggas6716/
Girgott6716/
Graigou6715/
Geringo6714/
Gergotz6711/
Gairgou6710/
Girenga679/
Giringo679/
Gergois679/
Grygoyć677/
Gergots675/
Guergot674/
Gregász674/
Grigous673/
Gergous673/
Grigout673/
Greanga672/
Gruingo672/
Gregash672/
Gregasz672/
Ghergou672/
Grygots671/
Gregaut671/
Guirgou671/
Grigois671/
Grigoud671/
Gerggou671/
Gergoys671/
Ghiorgo670/
Grigott670/

Grego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grego in the Russian language
Грегоgrego-

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