Grekov Surname

73,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Grekov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grekov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,4471:26,4593,689
Belarus3211:29,5985,123
Kazakhstan1631:108,48211,800
Bulgaria1281:54,5233,670
Moldova1251:28,4914,630
Transnistria1081:4,395768
Lithuania951:31,9435,581
Kyrgyzstan481:124,43014,143
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Israel321:267,42624,032
Georgia311:120,8249,543
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
England41:13,929,515290,718
Armenia31:976,72713,552
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Grekov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grekov (Georgian: გრეკოვი, Russian: Греков) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grekov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,858th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,093,898 people. The surname Grekov is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Grekov live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 5,447 people, or 1 in 26,459. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 10 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent reside and Smolensk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Grekov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Grekov surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grekov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.83% more than the national average, earning $64,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grekova926,452/
Grekhov922,909/
Greskov9249/
Grekovs929/
Greckov922/
Greakov921/
Grekhova863,048/
Greshkov86113/
Greykova863/
Greckova862/
Grekcova861/
Grakov83843/
Grecov83512/
Grekow8350/
Grikov8331/
Gerkov8326/
Girkov839/
Grekof837/
Gyrkov834/
Grokov831/
Grykov831/
Grekev831/
Greskovch801/
Grakhov77741/
Grecova77272/
Grekoff77170/
Griskov77147/
Grokhov77106/
Gerkova7731/
Girkova7724/
Grikova7720/
Grecovs7718/
Greskow7713/
Grickov779/
Grikovs776/
Greśkow775/
Gryskov774/
Gyrkova773/
Gryzkov773/
Grizkov772/
Greccov772/
Grackov771/
Griškov771/
Gerkhov771/
Grikkov771/
Grikhov771/
Gridkov771/
Grykova771/
Grishkov712,818/
Greskoff7118/
Grichkov7114/
Griskovs7112/
Grickova716/
Grekhoff712/
Grychkov711/
Greshcov711/
Grikhova711/
Grickovs711/
Gritckov711/
Griekoff710/
Greschkow6716/
Gercov6714/
Gerkow676/
Grakow672/
Gricov672/
Grycov672/
Grykow672/
Gracov672/
Grikev671/
Greiskopf671/
Grakof671/
Gresskopf670/
Grekaw670/

Grekov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grekov in the Georgian language
გრეკოვიgrekovi91.67
გრეკოვgrekov8.33
Grekov in the Russian language
Грековgrekov-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grekov
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