Grekova Surname

76,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Grekova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grekova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,5691:25,8803,636
Belarus2691:35,3206,115
Kazakhstan1521:116,33212,425
Bulgaria1191:58,6463,897
Kyrgyzstan1081:55,3027,812
Moldova851:41,8986,324
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Greková (7) & Gréková (42) are calculated separately.

Grekova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grekova (Georgian: გრეკოვა, Russian: Грекова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Greková or Gréková. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grekova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,029th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,129,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Grekova live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 5,569 people, or 1 in 25,880. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Altai Krai, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Grekova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Grekova surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grekova last name are 14.69% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.46% being registered with the political party.

Grekova earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grekova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grekova in the Georgian language
გრეკოვაgrekova-
Grekova in the Russian language
Грековаgrekova-

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