Grekis Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Grekis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grekis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Latvia131:157,69620,118
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Greķis (1) are calculated separately.

Grekis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grekis (Russian: Грекис) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Greķis. For other potential spellings of Grekis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grekis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grekis is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Grekis occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Grekis are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Grekis is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia Grekis is mostly found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 47 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 47 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Besides Russia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 22 percent reside and Greece, where 9 percent reside.

Grekis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grekis last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greķis941/
Greckis9232/
Griekis922/
Grikis83347/
Gerkis8389/
Grykis8311/
Grecis835/
Grekes833/
Grokis832/
Grakis831/
Girkis831/
Grickis7747/
Grockis7718/
Grechis7714/
Gerzkis779/
Gerkiss772/
Greycis771/
Greacis771/
Greceis771/
Greskes771/
Griskis771/
Greekes771/
Ngirkis771/
Győrkis771/
Grechish711/
Greiques711/
Greiquis711/
Gerkes67207/
Greces67151/
Girkes6744/
Gercis6729/
Gircis6717/
Gerces6715/
Grokes676/
Griķis673/
Gerkiz671/
Gyrcis671/
Gricis671/
Grikes671/
Grices671/
Grakes671/
Gerkys671/

Grekis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grekis in the Russian language
Грекисgrekis-

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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 Grekis
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