Greks Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Greks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia41:512,51230,386
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Greks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greks (Hindi: ग्रेक्स, Russian: Грекс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Greks is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Greks are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greeks91106/
Greksch832/
Griecks831/
Greekes831/
Groecks830/
Gerks80172/
Gregs8077/
Griks803/
Graks801/
Girks800/
Grecksch7776/
Greksová7720/
Grezksch771/
Grekshch771/
Greggs731,716/
Gricks73293/
Griecs7343/
Gregsh7340/
Greegs738/
Gruiks736/
Grikss732/
Gregse731/
Greigs731/
Griegs731/
Grecse731/
Grikgs731/
Gercks731/
Gherks730/
Gracks730/
Grekszová718/
Grieggs6744/
Grex6725/
Groksch6723/
Greiggs674/
Győrkős671/
Griksch671/

Greks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Greks in the Hindi language
ग्रेक्सgreksa-
Greks in the Russian language
Грексgreks-

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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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  • 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 Greks
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