View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Grek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Grek (Georgian: გრეკ, Oriya: େଗକ, Russian: Грек) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Grék. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Grek is the 52,559^th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 748,900 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Grek reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. Grek is also the 369,131^st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 523 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 7,097 people, or 1 in 20,308. In Russia Grek is most numerous in: Omsk Oblast, where 43 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Russia Grek is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Grek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Grek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grek last name grew 1,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Grek last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grek last name are 5.02% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning 267,070 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 105.47% more than the national average, earning R 488,280 per year and in United States they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $48,005 USD per year.