Grekas Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Grekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1611:68,81911,554
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Grekas Last Name Facts

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

Grekas (Russian: Грекас) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grekas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Grekas are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Grekas is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 68,819. In Greece Grekas is most common in: Central Macedonia, where 42 percent live, Attica, where 29 percent live and Thessaly, where 17 percent live. Apart from Greece it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Grekas Last Name Statistics demography

Grekas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greekas9250/
Greckas929/
Grekos83155/
Grikas8326/
Gerkas8317/
Grecas8310/
Grokas835/
Graikas776/
Grakash773/
Girkash771/
Greskos771/
Gragkas771/
Grescas771/
Gherkas771/
Grickas771/
Grakaus770/
Gracas67869/
Grecos6726/
Gricas6716/
Gercas6716/
Gyrkos672/
Gracos671/
Grikos671/
Grocas671/
Gerkos671/
Graikos62441/
Grescos627/
Guercas624/
Gricajs624/
Gerkach623/
Grajcas622/
Graikós621/
Gercais621/
Gricais621/
Guerkos621/
Greceis621/
Grajcasz576/
Gehrkeus570/
Gerkoz507/
Gercos502/
Gircos501/

Grekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grekas in the Russian language
Грекасgrekas-

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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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  • 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 Grekas
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